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    Posted 18 Mar 2025

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    Yemen (Capital: Sanaa)

    • The United States carried out new air strikes on Houthis in Yemen.

    Political Features:

    • Location: South-Western tip of the Arabian Peninsula in Middle East.
    • Land Boundaries: Saudi Arabia (North), Oman (East).
    • Maritime Boundaries: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden (South), Arabian Sea (Southeast).
    • Strategic location: On Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, an important shipping route.
    • Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean.

    Geographical Features:

    • Climate: Hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; dry, harsh desert in east (Rub‘ al-Khali desert).
    • Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble etc.
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