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All you need to know before visiting Yemen
Yemen summary
Yemen is a big country with around 27M Yemeni. Official language is Arabic. Yemen uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is UTC+03:00. Currency used in Yemen is Yemeni Rial (YER).
🎫 Border Rank #208
🗺️ Passport Rank #220
ATMs in Yemen are Rare. Internet speed in Yemen is on average 1.0 Mbps.
🏙️ Sanaa🗣️ Arabic
👨👩👦👦 27M ☀️ ~24 °C 🌧 ~13 mm 👍 Least Developed 🚩 528k km2 (204k mi²)
General
Socket 🔌
Yemen uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type A, Type D and Type G.
Languages 🗣️
- Arabic
Money
Currency 💱
100 YER = 0.39 USDYemen uses the Yemeni rial (symbol: ?), code YER.Banknotes come in denominations of 1000, 500, 250, 200, 100 and 50 rials. Rial is subdivided into 100 filss. Coins come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 rials.
ATM 🏧🏦
RareAutomatic teller machines are rare in Yemen. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Tipping 💁🏽
Card 💳
Phone
Mobile Phone 📱
Roaming 🌐
Emergency Calls 🚨
Universal :911, 999
Police :911, 999
Ambulance :911, 999
Fire department :911, 999
Calling ☎️
InternationalTo call Yemen, dial +, then 967 (the country code for Yemen), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number.
LocallyFor local calls within Yemen, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .
international: + 967 1 1234567
calling local: 01 1234567
Internet connection
Internet Speed 💯
Internet speed in Yemen is on average 1.0 Mbps.
Wifi 📡
WiFi coverage in Yemen is low. It is not as easy to find one.
SIM Card 📶
Driving
Rules 🚗
Limits 🚦
Weather
Temperature 🌡️
Rainfall ☔
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