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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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