Official Name: Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyah al- Hashimiyah (Al-Urdun) (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)
Currency: Jordan dinar
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Asia
Location: In Middle East. Neighbors: Israel, West Bank on West, Saudi Arabia on South, Iraq on East, Syria on North.
Area: 43,277 sq mi, 88,788 sq km.
Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate 55), (House of Representatives 110)
Population: (2007) 5,924,000
Population Density: (2007) person per sq mi172.8, person per sq km 66.7.
Principal Language(s): Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes.
Religions: Sunni Muslim (2%, Christian (majority Greek Orthodox) 6%.
Capital: Amman
Capital Population: 1,036,330
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 17.3 degrees Celsius, 63.1 degrees Fahrenheit.
Major Cities: Al-Zarga 395,227, Irbid 250,645, Al-Rusayfah 227, 735, .Al-Quwaysimah135, 500
Topography: About 88% is arid. Fertile areas are in West. Only port is on short Aqaba Gulf coast. Country shares Dead Sea (about 1,300 ft. below sea level) with Israel.
Economy: G.D.P. $4,999 bil
G.D.P. per Capita: $4,700
Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005) 27.5 (world average 20.3) Death rate per 1,000 population (2005) 3.2. (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 2.71. Life expectancy at birth (2005): male 70.6 years, female 72.4 years.
Government Website: www.kinghussein.gov.jo
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.
