Yemen:
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen announced a new Constitution for the “State of South Arabia”.
- It is situated at the south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
- It shares Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East).
- Coastline & Strategic Importance: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel (South).
- Yemen is strategically located at the entrance of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The strait links the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea via the Gulf of Aden.
- Capital City: Sanaa
- Geographical Features of Yemen
- It lies in the border zone between two main weather patterns: the regular northerly winds (from the Mediterranean basin) and the southwest monsoon winds.
- Desert: Rub’ Al Khali Desert.
