Yemen
- Region
- Asia
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Capital
- Sanaa
- ISO
- YE
What the flag means
Red is said to stand for the blood shed for independence and unification, white for a bright future, and black for the dark times of the past. The flag was adopted when North and South Yemen united in 1990.
Fun facts
- FlagYemen’s flag is a very simple design of just 3 horizontal stripes of red, white, and black.
- GeographyYemen’s island of Socotra has a unique natural environment where umbrella-shaped “dragon’s blood trees” grow.
- CultureThe coffee name “mocha” comes from Mocha, a port town in Yemen.
- CultureShibam in Yemen, known as the “Manhattan of the Desert,” is lined with tall mud-brick houses.
