Total area: 527,968 sq km
Land area: 527,968 sq km
Water area: 0 sq km
Climate description: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrain description: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Arable land use: 2.2%
Permanent crop land use: 0.6%
Irrigated land: 6,800 sq km
Total renewable water resources: 2.1
Total freshwater withdrawal: 6.92
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 895
Natural hazards description: sandstorms and dust storms in summer. Volcanism: limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century
Environmental current issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Total labor force: 895
% of labor force in agriculture: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force
Agricultural products description: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Land area: 527,968 sq km
Water area: 0 sq km
Climate description: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrain description: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Arable land use: 2.2%
Permanent crop land use: 0.6%
Irrigated land: 6,800 sq km
Total renewable water resources: 2.1
Total freshwater withdrawal: 6.92
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 895
Natural hazards description: sandstorms and dust storms in summer. Volcanism: limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century
Environmental current issues: limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Total labor force: 895
% of labor force in agriculture: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force
Agricultural products description: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish