Jordan
Position: Middle East
Position: Middle East
| International name: | Jordan |
| Local name: | Al Urdun |
| AREA ................................................ | 92.300 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 5.611.202 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 60,8 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Amman |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
| 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.) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 4688 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,537 (85th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Dead Sea -408 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Jabal Ram 1734 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Constitutional Monarchy |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .jo |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +962 |
Middle East country
| Amman | 06/05/2024 | 11:33 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook