return {
  lang = "ar",
  ["AB"] = {name="Abyan",altnames={"Abyan Governorate"}},
  ["AD"] = {name="Aden",isoname="‘Adan",altnames={"Aden Governorate"}},
  ["AM"] = {name="'Amran",isoname="‘Amrān",altnames={"'Amran Governorate"}},
  ["BA"] = {name="Al Bayda",isoname="Al Bayḑā’",altnames={"Al Bayda Governorate"}},
  ["DA"] = {name="Dhale",isoname="Aḑ Ḑāli‘",altnames={"Dhale Governorate"}},
  ["DH"] = {name="Dhamar",isoname="Dhamār",altnames={"Dhamar Governorate"}},
  ["HD"] = {name="Hadramaut",isoname="Ḩaḑramawt",altnames={"Hadramaut Governorate"}},
  ["HJ"] = {name="Hajjah",isoname="Ḩajjah",altnames={"Hajjah Governorate"}},
  ["HU"] = {name="Al Hudaydah",isoname="Al Ḩudaydah",altnames={"Al Hudaydah Governorate"}},
  ["IB"] = {name="Ibb",altnames={"Ibb Governorate"}},
  ["JA"] = {name="Al Jawf",altnames={"Al Jawf Governorate"}},
  ["LA"] = {name="Lahij",isoname="Laḩij",altnames={"Lahij Governorate"}},
  ["MA"] = {name="Ma'rib",isoname="Ma’rib",altnames={"Ma'rib Governorate"}},
  ["MR"] = {name="Al Mahrah",altnames={"Al Mahrah Governorate"}},
  ["MW"] = {name="Al Mahwit",isoname="Al Maḩwīt",altnames={"Al Mahwit Governorate"}},
  ["RA"] = {name="Raymah",altnames={"Raymah Governorate"}},
  ["SD"] = {name="Sa'dah",isoname="Şāʻdah",altnames={"Sa'dah Governorate"}},
  ["SH"] = {name="Shabwah",altnames={"Shabwah Governorate"}},
  ["SN"] = {name="Sana'a",isoname="Şanʻā’",altnames={"Sana'a Governorate"}},
  ["SU"] = {name="Socotra",isoname="Arkhabīl Suquţrá",altnames={"Socotra Governorate"}},
  ["TA"] = {name="Taiz",isoname="Tāʻizz",altnames={"Taiz Governorate"}},
  ["SA"] = {name="Amanat Al Asimah",isoname="Amānat al ‘Āşimah",altnames={"Amānat al ‘Āşimah [city]","Sana'a City"}}
}