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Yemen

اليَمَن

ISO YE Dial +967 Currency YER Asia
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Yemen, officially اليَمَن, is a country in Western Asia, Its capital is Sana'a, its country calling code is +967, and its ISO 3166 codes are YE (alpha-2) and YEM (alpha-3). The official currency is Yemeni rial (YER) ﷼.

Capital
Sana'a
Calling code
+967
Currency
Yemeni rial (YER) ﷼
Languages
Arabic
Local time
05:23:21
ISO alpha-2
YE
ISO alpha-3
YEM
Population
29,825,968
Area
527,968 km²
Region
Western Asia
Internet domain
.ye
Drives on the
right

Yemen country code: +967

The country calling code for Yemen is +967. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Yemen number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Yemen ISO codes: YE and YEM

Yemen is assigned YE as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and YEM as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Yemen is .ye. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Yemen: the Yemeni rial

The official currency of Yemen is the Yemeni rial, with the ISO 4217 code YER and the symbol ﷼. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Yemen are quoted in YER. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Yemen

The primary time zone for Yemen is +03:00, currently UTC+03:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Yemen

The capital of Yemen is Sana'a. Yemen sits in Asia, specifically the Western Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 15.00000000, 48.00000000. Traffic in Yemen drives on the right. Languages recorded for Yemen: Arabic.

Which countries border Yemen?

Yemen shares a land border with 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

2 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Public holidays 2026

5 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
5 Feb 2026 Unity Day National
1 May 2026 Labour Day National
26 Sep 2026 Revolution Day National
14 Oct 2026 Liberation Day National
30 Nov 2026 Independence Day National

Where Yemen is

Centre point 15.00000000, 48.00000000.

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