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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan اَلمَمْلَكَة اَلأُرْدُنِيَّة اَلهَاشِمِيَّة Al-Mamlakah Al-Urdaniyyah Al-Hashimiyyah | |
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| Capital | Amman |
| Official languages | Arabic[1] |
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English, French, Circassian (Adyghe&Kabardey) Chechen, Persian, Kurdish, Turkish | |
| Ethnic groups |
Arab 98% Circassian 1% Armenian 1% |
| Demonym(s) | Jordanian |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy[2] |
• King |
Abdullah II |
| Fayez al-Tarawneh | |
| Independence | |
• End of British League of Nations mandate |
25 May 1946 |
| Area | |
• Total |
89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi) (112th) |
• Water (%) |
0.8 |
| Population | |
• July 2011 estimate |
6,508,271[3] (106th) |
• July 2004 census |
5,611,202 |
• Density |
68.4/km2 (177.2/sq mi) (133rd) |
Jordan is a country in the Middle East. Its official name is The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Geography
Jordan has borders with the countries of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria and Iraq. It also has a very short coast on the Red Sea, and a longer coast along the Dead Sea.
Most of Jordan is desert and the country is very dry. The northwest of Jordan is its highest part, and its lowest part is the Dead Sea. This is the lowest place on the Earth that is open to the sky.
The capital of Jordan is Amman.
Governorates
Jordan is divided into 12 Governorates. The governorates are divided into 54 departments or districts named Nahias.
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Culture
People from Jordan are called Jordanians. Most of them speak Arabic as their first language. The population of Jordan is about 5.7 million people.
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy and has a king. The King is the head of state, but he does not have all the power in the country. King Abdullah II has been the King of Jordan since February 1999. Most Jordanians are Muslim. There are around 200-400 000 Christians.
Jordan's national meal is mansaf. The most popular sport is football.
Economy
Unlike some of the countries around it, Jordan has little petroleum and natural gas. Some of its economy comes from mining instead. Jordan is the largest producer of the mineral phosphate in the world.
The currency of Jordan is called the Jordanian dinar.
Other pages
References
- ↑ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=jordan
- ↑ "Government". www.kinghussein.gov.jo. http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/government.html. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Population: Jordan". The World Factbook, CIA.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Jordan". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=439&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=38&pr.y=14. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Other websites
Media related to Jordan at Wikimedia Commons
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