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Area Yemen, in 34 editions.
The entry for Yemen published Area in 34 editions of 35, from 1991 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1991
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1991 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Total area”
- 527,970 km2;
- land area: 527,970 km2;
- includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
527,970 km2; land area: 527,970 km2; includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
Published as “Total area”
527,970 km2
Published as “Land area”
527,970 km2; includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
527,970 km2; land area: km2
527,970 km2; includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or
North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or
South Yemen)
- total area:
- 527,970 km2
- land area:
- 527,970 km2
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total area:
527,970 km2
land area:
527,970 km2; km2
comparative area:
slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
note:
includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or
Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or
Yemen)
The entry for Yemen did not include Area.
- total area:
- 527,970 sq km
- land area:
- 527,970 sq km
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
comparative area:
note:North
North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
(PDRY or South
- total area:
- 527,970 sq km
- land area:
- 527,970 sq km
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total area: 527,970 sq km
land area: 527,970 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or
or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total area: total: 527,970 sq kmland area: land: 527,970 sq kmcomparative area: slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR
North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of
(PDRY or South Yemen)
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or
or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR
- total:
- 527,970 sq km land: 527,970 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,970 sq km
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
- water:
- 0 sq km
total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
water: 0 sq km
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
water: 0 sq km
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 527,968 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 49
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,970
527,968 sq km
country comparison to the world:
49
land: 527,970
527,968 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- total:
- 527,968 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 50
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total:
527,968 sq km
country comparison to the world:49 50
land:
527,968 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 527,968 sq km
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
country comparison to the world: 50
total:country comparison to the world:land:
50
water:
note:
country comparison to the world: 50
- total:
- 527,968 sq km
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
country comparison to the world: 51
total: 527,968 sq km
land: 527,968 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
country comparison to the world: 50 51
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 527,968 sq km
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: 527,968 sq km
land: 527,968 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
country comparison to the world: 51
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 527,968 sq km
- land:
- 527,968 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
total: total : 527,968 sq km
land: 527,968 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Yemen: Area.” The World Factbook, 1991–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/yemen/area.