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Which country governs the island of Socotra?

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Map showing the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, highlighting physical features such as ocean basins, ridges, and trenches. Surrounding countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and parts of the Middle East and Southeast Asia are labeled with major cities and boundaries. Ocean depths are indicated with shading and spot depth values.
Arabian Sea

The island of Socotra is governed by Yemen.1

While the island is geographically situated as an insular extension of the Horn of Africa on the western side of the Arabian Sea, it has been a part of Yemen since the country's unification. Following the end of the Mahra Sultanate in 1967, the island became part of independent South Yemen before transitioning into the modern unified state.12