Geography of Yemen

Situation: Yemen occupies the south of the Arabic Péninsule. It is surrounded in the west by the Red Sea, in the south by the Golfe of Aden and the Mer of Oman (or sea of Arabia), in the east by the Sultanate of Oman and in north by the Royaume of Saudi Arabia. A few kilometers only separate it from Djibouti and the Érythrée.

Yemen belongs to the 15 States of the regional unit commonly called the " cradle of Humanité".

Surface:
Total: 527 970 km ²
Note: Are include the island S of Perim and Socotra

frontier Distance:
Total: 1 746 km
frontier Countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1 458 km

Coasts: 1 906 km

Climate: Mainly Arid

Relief:
Not low: Sea of Oman 0 m
Not highest: Jabal year Nabi Shu' ayb 3 760 m

Mineral resources and energy: Oil, Halite, marble, Coal, but, lead, nickel, copper

irrigated Grounds: 3 600 km ² (in 1993)

natural Risks: Sandstorms

Environment - international agreements: The Yemeni authorities began in the Biodiversité, signed the Traité complete prohibition of the nuclear tests (September 30th 1996, but not ratified) and the Protocole of Montreal.

Géostratégie: Its geographical position of Yemen in fact an area of the Strategic world coveted because (in particular at the point of passage in the gulf of Aden, high place of traffic and monitoring of the American and Western navy).

See too

Yemen

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