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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
YE
Short name
YEMEN
Short name lower case
Yemen
Full name
the Republic of Yemen
Alpha-3 code
YEM
Numeric code
887
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Socotra Island
Status
Officially assigned
Remark part 1
Includes: Socotra Island.
Remark part 3
The Democratic Yemen (YD, YMD, 720) was incorporated into the entry Yemen (YE, YEM, 887). See also the code element YDYE.
This code is part of collection(s)
Country Codes Collection
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Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
ar ara Al Yaman

Subdivisions

1 municipality (en) / municipalité (fr)

21 governorate (en) / gouvernorat (fr) / muḩāfaz̧ah (ar)

List source

IGN 1992; update PCGN 2002-10; Yemen National Information Centre 2007; http://www.moi.gov.ye/moi1/SecurtyAdm/; http://www.sanaacity.com/; NGA GNS http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/; http://www.socotra.info/socotra-governorate.php; http://www.yemen.gov.ye; http://www.yemen.gov.ye/portal/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/tabid/1010/Default.aspx

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*) + ISO 3166/MA (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
governorate YE-AB* Abyan ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-DA* Aḑ Ḑāli‘ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-BA* Al Bayḑā’ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-HU* Al Ḩudaydah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-JA* Al Jawf ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-MR* Al Mahrah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-MW* Al Maḩwīt ar BGN/PCGN 1956
municipality YE-SA* Amānat al ‘Āşimah [city] ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-SU* Arkhabīl Suquţrá ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-DH* Dhamār ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-HD* Ḩaḑramawt ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-HJ* Ḩajjah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-IB* Ibb ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-LA* Laḩij ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-MA* Ma’rib ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-RA* Raymah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-SN* Şanʻā’ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-SD* Şāʻdah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-SH* Shabwah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-TA* Tāʻizz ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-AD* ‘Adan ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate YE-AM* ‘Amrān ar BGN/PCGN 1956

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
2016-11-15 Change of spelling of YE-AB; update list source Modification de l'orthographe de YE-AB; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2015-11-27 Change of subdivision name of YE-DA, YE-AD, YE-BA, YE-AM, YE-MA; addition of governorate YE-SU; addition of romanisation system of YE-RA; update List Source Modification du nom des subdivisions de YE-DA, YE-AD, YE-BA, YE-AM, YE-MA; ajout d’un gouvernorat YE-SU; ajout du système de romanisation de YE-RA; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2014-11-17 Change spelling for YE-SA; update List Source Modification de l'orthographe de YE-SA; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2010-06-30 Update of the administrative structure and its alphabetical order and update of the list source  Mise à jour résultant de la réalité du découpage administratif et de son ordre alphabétique. Mise à jour de la liste source.