Flag of Yemen
What the flag means
- Red, white, black — Pan-Arab colors of the revolution, faith and the dark past
Design set by: قرار مجلس الرئاسة بالقانون رقم (1) لسنة 1990م بشأن العلم الوطني · Adopted 1990
Highlights
- 🏛️ Shibam, desert Manhattan
- 🌳 Socotra's dragon blood trees
- 🏺 Ancient realm of Queen Sheba
- ☕ Birthplace of mocha coffee
- 🍯 Prized Yemeni honey
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Population
- 41,773,878 people (2025)
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- Yemeni rial (YER)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Pan-Arab colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: قرار مجلس الرئاسة بالقانون رقم (1) لسنة 1990م بشأن العلم الوطني
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs