AL-MAMLAKAH
AL URDUNNIYAH AL-HASHIMIIYAH AL-URDUN
(Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan)
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| Official Name : | AL-MAMLAKAH
AL URDUNNIYAH AL-HASHIMIIYAH AL-URDUN |
| 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. |
National
Flag - Ratio 1:2 | Position
in the Middle East |
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Climate
in Amman - elevation 777m / 2550 ft | |
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