Administrative divisions
22 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
'Amran GovernorateAbyan GovernorateAd Dali' GovernorateAl Bayda' GovernorateAl Hudaydah GovernorateAl Jawf GovernorateAl Mahrah GovernorateAl Mahwit GovernorateDhamar GovernorateHadhramautHajjah GovernorateIbb GovernorateLahij GovernorateMa'rib GovernorateRaymah GovernorateSa'dah GovernorateSanʿaʾSanʿaʾ GovernorateShabwah GovernorateSocotraTa'izz Governorate‘Adan Governorate
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 528,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 527,400 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 22 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi ArabiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 1,906 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 1,601 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Oman 294 km; Saudi Arabia 1,307 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian PeninsulaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in eastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in westCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Arabian Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 999 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | almost four times the size of Alabama; slightly larger than twice the size of WyomingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | sandstorms and dust storms in summer volcanism: limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, became active in 2007; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a centuryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
