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| slightly smaller than Indiana |
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| Countries bordering Jordan & length of coastline |
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Iraq 181 km
Israel 238 km
Saudi Arabia 744 km
Syria 375 km
West Bank 97 km |
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| Maritime Claims: Territorial Sea |
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| mostly arid desert, rainy season in West (Nov. to April) |
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| phosphates, potash, shale oil |
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Arable Land: 3.32%
Permanent Crops:1.18%
Other: 95.5% |
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Approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan
2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation |
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| Total Renewable Water Resources |
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| droughts, periodic earthquakes |
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| Environment International Agreements - Party To (First Four) |
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| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification |
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total: 22.1 years
male: 21.8 years
female: 22.4 years |
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| $17.46 billion (79th out of 202) |
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Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF)
Royal Jordanian Navy
Royal Jordanian Air Force
Special Operations Command (Socom)
Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under military in wartime or crisis) (2011) |
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| 0.984% (ranked 117th out of 231) |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth (Total Population) |
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| 3.39 children born / woman |
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| Political Pressure Groups |
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Anti-Normalization Committee
Higher Coordination Committee of Opposition Parties
Jordan Bar Association
Jordanian Press Association
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood |
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| Import - Commodities (top three) |
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crude oil
machinery
transport equipment |
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| 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 Shia Muslims and Druze populations) |
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| Literacy Rate (Total Population) |
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Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party
Ba'ath Arab Progressive Party
Call Party
Democratic People's Party
Democratic Popular Unity Party
Islamic Action Front
Islamic Center Party
Jordanian Communist Party
Jordanian National Party
Jordanian United Front
Life Party
Message Party
National Constitution Party
National Current Party
National Movement for Direct Democracy |
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| Conventional Long Form Name |
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| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
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| 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British Administration) |
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| mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic religious law; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal |
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| 18 years of age, universal |
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| Chief of State (full name) |
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| Head of Government (full name) |
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| Prime Minister Awn Shawkat KHASAWNAH |
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| Legislative Branch (English name of organization) |
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| (bicameral) National Assembly |
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| International Organization Participation |
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G-77
IMF
OIC
OSCE (partner)
LAS
WTO
WHO |
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| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - per capita (PPP) |
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| $5,400 (144th out of 228) |
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| Export - Commodities (top three) |
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clothing
fertilizers
potash |
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clothing
fertilizers
potash |
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| Labor Force - by Occupation |
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Agriculture: 4.4%
Industry: 30.3%
Services: 65.3% |
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| Population below the poverty line |
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| Export Partners (names only) |
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| US, Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria |
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| Import Partners (names only) |
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| Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, US, Egypt, South Korea |
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| Distribution of Family Income - Gini Index |
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| citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers |
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| Military Expenditures (% of GDP) |
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| Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (Number of Refugees & Country of Origin) |
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Refugees: 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)); 500,000 (Iraq)
IDPs: 160,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) |
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| Type of Government & Capital |
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| Constitutional Monarchy & Amman |
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