Flag of Yemen (GIF)

The flag of Yemen (Arabic: علم اليمن) is a three-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal stripes: red, white, and black. According to the official statement, the red color represents unity and the blood of the martyrs, the white color represents a bright future, and the black color symbolizes the dark past. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 2:3, and the flag was adopted on May 22, 1990.

In its coat of arms, the shield on the chest of the golden Saladin eagle shows a coffee plant over the Marib Dam, and the eagle carries a scroll with the Arabic country name in its claws.

The Yemen flag is waving on a flagpole rising from the globe.

Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Its capital is Sana'a (de jure) and its population is about 30.49 million (2021). According to its land and sea borders, it borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia.

The waving flag of Yemen with its coat of arms (unofficial)

The coat of arms of Yemen on a waving white flag

The waving vertical flag of Yemen (Animated GIF)

COUNTRY PROFILE
Capital:	Sana'a
Other major cities:	Al Hudaydah, Taiz, Aden
Official language:	Arabic
Region:	Western Asia
Ethnic groups:	92.8% Arab, 3.7% Somalis, 1.1% Afro-Arab, 1% Indo-Pakistani, 1.4% Other
Religions:	56% Sunni Islam, 43.51% Shia Islam, 0.03% Salafism, 0.01% Other religion
Nationality name:	Yemeni, Yemenite
Area:	527,968 km² (203,850 sq mi)
Population:	30.49 million (2021)
Currency:	Yemeni rial
Country codes:	YE, YEM (ISO 3166)
Internet Top-Level Domain:	.ye
Calling code:	+967
Flag emoji code:	🇾🇪