Political Map of Yemen

 

The country of Yemen has bicameral legislature. The population of the country as per the estimate of July 2007 is 22,230,531. The residents of the country are known as Yemenis. Arabic is spoken by the Yemenis. The country is officially known as Republic of Yemen. In the political map of Yemen, major cities, national capital, boundaries and Sana’a s are marked.

Yemen Features

Yemen is an Asian country, which is located in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen, a southwestern Asian country is the only country, which is republic in Arabia Peninsula. The country happens to be one of the oldest hubs of global civilization. The geographic coordinates of Yemen are 15° North latitude and 48° East longitude. The total area covered by the country is 527,970 square kilometers. The scale of the map is provided.

Yemen Sana’a Capitals

Yemen has been divided into 19 governorates, which have been marked in the political map of Yemen by different colors. The capitals of the governorates of Yemen have been highlighted in the political Yemen map by white squares. The governorates of the country are ‘Adan Abyan, Al Bayda’, Ad Dali’, Al Jawf, Al Hudaydah, Al Mahwit, Al Mahrah, Dhamar, ‘Amran, Hajjah, Hadramawt, Lahij, Ibb, Sa’dah, Ma’rib, Shabwah, San’a’ and Ta’izz.

Some of the indicated capitals of the governorates in the map of Yemen are:

• Aden
• Lahij
• Ta’izz
• Ad Dali
• Al Bayda
• Ataq
• Ibb
• Sa’dah
• Al Ghaydah
• Al Mukalla

Yemen Boundaries

The bordering countries and water bodies of Yemen are marked in the printable Yemen Map. The international boundaries are indicated by black lines. The neighboring countries of Yemen are:

• Somalia
• Ethiopia
• Djibouti
• Eritrea
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Sultanate of Oman

The water bodies surrounding Yemen are:

• Gulf of Aden to the south
• Bab El Mandeb to southwest
• Red Sea in the west
• Arabian Sea in the south

Yemen Capital

The capital of Yemen is Sanaa. The capital city is indicted in the map of Yemen by a red square. The geographic coordinates of Sanaa are 15° 21′ 17″ North latitude and 44° 12′ 24″ East longitude. The capital city is 7394 feet above sea level. The city is served by Sanaa International airport. Some of the cities that are located in close proximity to Sanaa are Qaryat ‘Asr al Asfal, Sa’wan, Bayt Majraz, ‘Attan, Bayt Mi’yad and Bayt Hadir.

Sana’a	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Abyan	433,819	16,450	6,350	Zinjibar
`Adan	589,419	760	290	Aden
Al Bayda’	577,369	9,270	3,580	Al Bayda
Al Dali’	470,564	4,000	1,540	Al Dali’
Al Hudaydah	2,157,552	13,250	5,120	Al Hudaydah
Al Jawf	443,797	39,500	15,250	Al Hazm Al Jawf
Al Mahrah	88,594	67,310	25,990	Al Ghaydah
Al Mahwit	494,557	2,330	900	Al Mahwit
Amran	877,786	7,900	3,050	Amran
Dhamar	1,330,108	7,590	2,930	Dhamar
Hadramawt	1,028,556	167,280	64,590	Al Mukalla
Hajjah	1,479,568	8,300	3,200	Hajjah
Ibb	2,131,861	5,350	2,070	Ibb
Lahij	722,692	12,650	4,880	Lahij
Ma’rib	238,522	17,450	6,740	Ma’rib
Raymah	394,448			Jabin
Sa`dah	695,033	12,370	4,780	Sa`dah
San`a’	919,215	13,850	5,350	San`a’
San`a’ [City]	1,747,834	380	150	San`a’
Shabwah	470,635	39,000	15,060	`Ataq
Ta`izz	2,393,425	10,010	3,860	Ta`izz
21 divisions	19,684,603	455,000	175,680