What is the size of Yemen? (2024)
At least, not until I received this peculiar comment under my video.I became intrigued, so I googled the size of Yemen, and voila, he wasn't lying. 555,000 sq km – as the first Google response with the same number used by Wikipedia. I wanted to see what went wrong, if this person was right or not, so I tried replicating the borders by drawing them on Google Maps.
- ▪At least, not until I received this peculiar comment under my video.I became intrigued, so I googled the size of Yemen, and voila, he wasn't lying.
- ▪555,000 sq km – as the first Google response with the same number used by Wikipedia.
- ▪I wanted to see what went wrong, if this person was right or not, so I tried replicating the borders by drawing them on Google Maps.
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What is the size of Yemen?Uncovering a century-old misinformationTheBorysNov 27, 20241831ShareSubscribeHave you ever asked yourself, “What is the size of Yemen?” Yeah, me neither. At least, not until I received this peculiar comment under my video.I became intrigued, so I googled the size of Yemen, and voila, he wasn't lying. 555,000 sq km – as the first Google response with the same number used by Wikipedia. I wanted to see what went wrong, if this person was right or not, so I tried replicating the borders by drawing them on Google Maps. And…. I arrived at 456,000 km2. I included all the islands, including Socotra, to ensure I didn't miss anything.
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