Yemen

About Yemen

Yemen is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Yemen. In Arabic, the name is written اليمن, and the capital صنعاء. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Yemen is Sana'a. Sana'a lies at about 15° north and 44° east. The official language of Yemen is Arabic. Its currency is the Yemeni Rial, with the symbol ⁨﷼⁩ and the international code YER.

Yemen covers about 527,968 square kilometres, which puts it 50th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Saudi Arabia and Oman. The largest of these neighbours by area is Saudi Arabia. Other countries in Western Asia include Türkiye, Iraq, and Syria. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Egypt and Syria, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Yemen with the other countries of the same region.