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| Official
Name : |
AL-MAMLAKAH
AL URDUNNIYAH AL-HASHIMIIYAH AL-URDUN (Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan) |
| Land
Area: |
96,188
square kilometres / 37,129 square miles. (including West Bank) |
| Population: |
5,760,000
( July 2005). Density, 60 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
Arabic
(official), English. |
| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 90%, Christian 5%, Shi'ite Muslim 4% |
| Capital: |
Amman.
Population 1,300,000 |
| Currency: |
Jordanian
dinar, divided into 1000 fils. |
| Independant: |
1928,
(nominal) from Ottoman Empire. |
| Geography: |
Mostly
desert plateau in the east, with highland areas towards the west. The Syrian Desert
in the east comprises 80% of the land area of Jordan. The Great Rift Valley separates
the east and west banks of the Jordan River. The highlands immediately to the
east of this valley are irrigated, but the bulk of Jordan's arable land is in
the (Israeli occupied) West Bank. |
