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Key Facts about Yemen

Jan. 13, 2026

Recently, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen announced a new Constitution for the “State of South Arabia”.

About Yemen:

  • Location: It is situated at the south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
  • Borders: It shares Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East).
  • Coastline & Strategic Importance:
    • Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel (South).
    • Yemen is strategically located at the entrance of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The strait links the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea via the Gulf of Aden.
  • Capital City: Sanaa
  • Geographical Features of Yemen
    • Climate: It lies in the border zone between two main weather patterns: the regular northerly winds (from the Mediterranean basin) and the southwest monsoon winds.
    • Desert: Rub' Al Khali Desert.

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