Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is located in the Middle East of the Asian Continent, with a population of 6,508,887, making it
the 104th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Amman with a total population of 2,842,629. The country
encompasses 89,342 sq km square kilometers making it the 112th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel, Dead Sea, West Bank and the Sea of Galilee.
King Abdhallah II is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Heir Apparent Crown Prince Hussein, achieves that
status through heredity and holds that position for life or abdication. Prime Minister Abdullah Nsour is recognized as the Head
of Government and, Along with Deputy Prime Minister Awad Khulayfa achieves that status through appointment by the
Monarch and holds that position at the pleasure of the monarch. Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of January 1952.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic and English which is widely understood among upper and middle
classes. It counts among its major religions Sunni Muslim, Christian and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it
has 6 AM, 5 FM, 1 Short Wave and 20 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Jabal Ram, its highest point at 1,734 meters and the Dead Sea, its lowest point at –408
meters. Its principal waterway is the Gulf of Aqaba, which measures 26 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are clothing, phosphate mining, fertilizers,
pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing and tourism. Its official
currency is Jordan Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Jordan. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the
UK received a mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain separated out a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan
from Palestine in the early 1920s, and the area gained its independence in 1946; it adopted the name of Jordan in 1950.
the 104th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Amman with a total population of 2,842,629. The country
encompasses 89,342 sq km square kilometers making it the 112th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel, Dead Sea, West Bank and the Sea of Galilee.
King Abdhallah II is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Heir Apparent Crown Prince Hussein, achieves that
status through heredity and holds that position for life or abdication. Prime Minister Abdullah Nsour is recognized as the Head
of Government and, Along with Deputy Prime Minister Awad Khulayfa achieves that status through appointment by the
Monarch and holds that position at the pleasure of the monarch. Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of January 1952.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic and English which is widely understood among upper and middle
classes. It counts among its major religions Sunni Muslim, Christian and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it
has 6 AM, 5 FM, 1 Short Wave and 20 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Jabal Ram, its highest point at 1,734 meters and the Dead Sea, its lowest point at –408
meters. Its principal waterway is the Gulf of Aqaba, which measures 26 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are clothing, phosphate mining, fertilizers,
pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing and tourism. Its official
currency is Jordan Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Jordan. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the
UK received a mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain separated out a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan
from Palestine in the early 1920s, and the area gained its independence in 1946; it adopted the name of Jordan in 1950.
| Al'Aqabah Fort on- Jordan's westernmost point on the border with Israel |
| Anglo-Arab Stallion |
| Amman- Jordan's capital and largest city |
| Floating in the Dead Sea, Jordan's lowest point... and you can actually float while reading! |
| Jabal Ram-Jordan's highest point |
| Jordan River- Jordan's border with Israel and the West Bank |
| Looking down on the Treasury at Petra |
| Mannsaff -a traditional Jordanian food |
| King's Highway |
| Abi's Home Page |
| Back to |
| NEWSPAPERS Ad Dustour Al Arab Al Yawm Al Ghad |
| Qasr' Amrah, desert palace east of Amman, Jordan dating back to C.E.. 710 till 750 |
| Some of the cliffs of the Wadi Run Desert |
JORDAN
Updated 20 January 2013
Updated 20 January 2013
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
less than 0.1%
600 (2007 est.)
less then 500
600 (2007 est.)
less then 500
| Tradtional Jordanian clothes |
| Old Fort at Al Aqaba on the Red Sea |
| Ancient stone workings in the Al Jafr Depression |
| Marshlands of Jordan's Azraq Wetland Preserve |
| Jordan Rift Valley on the southern end of the Dead Sea |
| Ma'an- Jordan's southernmost point on the border with Saudi Arabia |
| Syrian Desert- Jordan's easternmost point near the borders of Syria and Iraq |
| Umm Qais- Jordan's northernmost point near the Golan Height's claimed by Jordan and Syria |
| Wadi Rum near the border with Saudi Arabia |
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