Yemen


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Flag Description
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; similar to the flag of syria, which has two green stars and of iraq which has three green stars (plus an arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band.

Currency
Yemeni rial.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 21, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Middle east, bordering the arabian sea, gulf of aden, and red sea, between oman and saudi arabia.

Climate
Mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east.

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 peninsula.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Arabian Sea 0 m. The highest point is at Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m.

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Yemen

This is a map of Yemen. The map illustrates the location of Sanaa and its proximity to Mocha, Sayhut, Al Ghaydah, and the Gulf of Aden.

Other countries on this map include: Saudi Arabia / Oman / Somalia

Yemen News:
Yemen troops 'kill rebel leader'
Yemeni government troops fighting rebels in the country's north have killed a rebel leader, officials say.
Japanese man still held in Yemen
A last-minute dispute leads to Yemeni tribesmen refusing to release a kidnapped Japanese engineer, officials say.

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