*Area: 527,970 sq. km. (203,796 sq. mi.); about the size of California and Pennsylvania combined.
*Area: 527,970 sq. km. (203,796 sq. mi.); about the size of California and Pennsylvania combined.
*Cities: Capital--Sanaa. Other cities--Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, and al-Mukalla.
*Cities: Capital--Sanaa. Other cities--Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, and al-Mukalla.
*Terrain: Mountainous interior bordered by desert with a flat and sandy coastal plain.
*Terrain: Mountainous interior bordered by desert with a flat and sandy coastal plain.
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*Climate: Temperate in the mountainous regions in the western part of the country, extremely hot with minimal rainfall in the remainder of the *country. Humid on the coast.
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*Climate: Temperate in the mountainous regions in the western part of the country, extremely hot with minimal rainfall in the remainder of the *country. Humid on the coast.