YE

Geography & Places abbreviation · Country Code

YE
Stands forYemen
CategoriesGeography & Places

YE stands for Yemen, a country code abbreviation.

Yemen, on the southern Arabian Peninsula, has Sanaa as its constitutional capital, held by the Houthi movement since 2014, while the internationally recognized government operates from Aden. The alpha-3 code is YEM.

Example: Shipping insurers raised rates for vessels passing YE in the Red Sea.

Usage notes

North and South Yemen unified in 1990. The island of Socotra is known for its dragon's blood trees found nowhere else.

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