Jordan Fact Sheet
| Government
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| Official Name: |
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Capital City: |
Amman |
| Administrative Divisions: |
12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqaba, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jerash, Ma'an, Madaba |
| Official Languages: |
Arabic and English is widely spoken |
| Independence Day: |
25-May-1946 |
| Form of Government: |
Constitutional Monarchy |
| Head of State: |
King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Prince HUSSEIN (born 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II, Crown Prince. |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister & Minister of Defence, H.E. Maroof Al Bakhit
(since 1 February 2011) |
| Parliament: |
120 seats; members elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms; note - 12 seats are reserved for women and are allocated by a special electoral panel if no women are elected.
Last Elections took place in November 2010.
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| Legal System: |
Based on Islamic law and French codes |
| International organization participation: |
ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
| Geography
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Size: |
Total: 92,300 sq km with 329 sq km water |
| Location: |
Middle East, 31 00 N, 36 00 E |
| Neighboring Countries: |
Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km, Egypt is only a fairy ride away
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| Coastline: |
27 km on the Gulf of Aqaba
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| Highest Point: |
1,734 m
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| Lowest Point (on earth): |
Dead Sea at -408 m
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| People
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Population: |
5,980,000 (2010), growing at an annual rate of 2.2%
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| Society: |
Tolerant and welcoming society
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
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| Languages: |
Arabic and English is widely spoken.
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| Economy
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Economic System: |
Market Economy
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| Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices: |
16,266.2 JOD million (22,772.7 USD million )
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| Gross Domestic Product per capita: |
2, 979 JOD ( 4,170 USD)
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| GDP Growth Rate at constant prices: |
5.6%
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| Inflation: |
5 %(2010)
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| GDP per Sector of the Economy (2007): |
Agriculture (3%); Industry (17%); Electricity, gas, and water (2%); Constuction (4%), Wholesalers, trade, restaurants, hotels (9%); Transport, storage, and communications (13%) and Services (52%) |
| Exports: |
5,523 million JOD (7,890 million USD)
Main exports: Garments and textiles, pharmaceutical products, jewelry items, electrical appliances, machinery and equipment, furniture, chemicals and allied products, minerals, plastic products.
Main export markets: Arab countries (44%), North America (28%), Asia (21%), EU (3%), other (3%).
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| Imports: |
10,640.1 million JOD (15,200 million USD)
Main Imports: Crude Oil, textiles and garnments, transport equipment, machinary and vegetable products
Main import sources: Arab Countries (33%), EU (30%), Americas (8%), Asia (28%), other (1%).
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| Climate Average |
Hot and dry summers, cool and wet winters. Hottest month, August, 1437C; Coldest month, January, 0-16C; driest months, May-August, 0 mm average rainfall; wettest month, February, 75,5 mm average rainfall. |
| Currency |
Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
1 JD =100 piastres= 1,000 fils
JOD is pegged to USD (1 JOD= 1.4 USD/ 1 USD= 0.70 JOD)
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| Time |
+ 2 GMT |
| Source: Central Bank of Jordan 2010, Department of Statistics 2010 |
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