Passport card
Republic of Yemen
Yemen
- Capital
- Sanaa
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Yemeni rial
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 3.5 crore
- Size
- About 4.6 lakh km²
- Leader
- Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council
- United
- 22 May 1990
- About the capital
- The recognised government works from Aden.
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Sanaa
⭐ Coffee was first grown as a crop in Yemen.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Yemen
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Yemen
Turn the globe with your finger. Yemen has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Yemen and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 7 times the size of Yemen.
- PeopleIndia has about 42 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.5 crore in Yemen.
- DistanceSanaa is about 3,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeYemen is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Sanaa.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Yemen, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Yemen
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Yemen's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Yemen back on the map
Yemen and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Yemen worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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