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About Jordan in detail
Where is Jordan?
Jordan, in case, if you are looking on the map under the Coordinates 31 57 N 35 56 E otherwise in the Middle East, in the Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq.
What is the capital city of Jordan?
The capital city of Jordan is Amman.
What is the time in Amman?
It is 7 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; Amman’s timezone is UTC+2.
What is the Internet code for Jordan?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Jordan is: .jo
What is the size of Jordan?
The territory of Jordan is a total: 89,342 sq km; land: 88,802 sq km, water: 540 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of Jordan’s territory is about three-quarters Pennsylvania’s size, somewhat smaller than Indiana.
If we would like to walk around and discover Jordan, we can cover a total distance: 1,744 km.
What is the water coverage of Jordan?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Jordan is covered by water (see below), including a 26 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Jordan?
The climate of Jordan is mostly arid desert: rainy season in west (November to April).
Geographical data of Jordan
The elevation of Jordan; mean elevation: 812 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: the Dead Sea -408 m, highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m.
Jordan’s specific geographical details include mostly desert plateau in the east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates eastern and western banks of the Jordan River.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Jordan is a strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Resources and land use of Jordan
The country’s main mined products are phosphates, potash, shale oil. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 11.4%; arable land 2%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 8.4%; forest: 1.1%; other: 87.5% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Jordan
The number of inhabitants of Jordan is 8,185,384 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that the population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 83.7% of the total population (2015).
Most of the population in Jordan is concentrated in AMMAN (capital) 1.155 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Jordan
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%.
The spoken languages in Jordan are Arabic (official language), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes).
What are the most important religions in Jordan?
During the general census, researchers examine the churches, according to this: Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish.
Further population data of Jordan
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 35.04% (male 1,470,865 / female 1,397,057) 15-24 years: 20.12% (male 842,202 / female 804,557) 25-54 years: 36.44% (male 1,491,855 / female 1,491,302) 55-64 years: 4.46% (male 177,720 / female 187,181) 65 years and over: 3.94% (male 151,071 / female 171,574) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Jordan is 0.83% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Jordan the birth rate is 25.5 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 3.8 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Jordan, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Jordan, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Jordan are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 7.5% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Jordan
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Jordan’s economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government’s heavy reliance on foreign assistance. During the first decade of the 2000s, King ABDALLAH implemented significant economic reforms, such as expanding foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to the average annual economic growth of 8%. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan has secured several contracts for liquefied natural gas and is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploiting abundant oil shale reserves, and renewable technologies.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Jordan is $39.45 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Jordan is 2.8% (2016 estimate), 2.4% (2015 estimate) 3.1% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporally suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Jordan this is $11,100 (2016 estimate) $11,000 (2015 estimate) $11,000 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Jordan produces?
Jordan’s main agricultural products are citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits, sheep, poultry, dairy.
The essential segments are tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, and light manufacturing. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing.
Drinking water source in Jordan
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 97.8% of the population, rural: 92.3% of the population, total: 96.9% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 2.2% of the people, rural: 7.7% of the people, total: 3.1% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Jordan
In Jordan, the average delivery number is 3.18 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Jordan
The population’s average age is 22.3 years; male: 21.9 years, female: 22.7 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Jordan; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Jordan is -13.4 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Jordan. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, the residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years.
Is Jordan a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Jordan
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Jordan, the hospital beds’ density is 1.8 beds / 1,000 population (2012).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Jordan: N/A.
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Jordan, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Jordan is 28.1% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Jordan? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Jordan are droughts; periodic earthquakes.
More interesting facts about Jordan
A few words about the past, as every country and society, are connected to its history; Following World War I and the Ottoman Empire’s dissolution, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country’s long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and the UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994, he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN’s eldest son, assumed the throne following his father’s death in 1999. He has implemented modest political and economic reforms, including a new electoral law in early 2016 ahead of legislative elections held in September. The Islamic Action Front, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, returned to parliament with 15 seats after boycotting the previous two elections in 2010 and 2013.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Jordan: 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration).
The flag and other symbols of Jordan
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; the design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Jordan: eagle; national colors: black, white, green, red.
Constitution of Jordan
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Jordan?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
Jordan’s legal system is a mixed system developed from the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Jordan, we can highlight the following structures bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-‘Umma consists of the Senate, or the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (65 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (130 seats; 115 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 15 seats for women; 12 of the 115 seats reserved for Christian, Chechen, and Circassian candidates; members serve 4-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Jordan
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Jordan, the labor force is 2.205 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Jordan is total: 14.7 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 15.5 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 13.8 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Jordan is 14.8% (2016 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Jordan, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 28.7% (2010 estimate).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Jordan, the GINI index is .39,7 (2007).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Jordan, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 28.7% (2010 estimate).
About the budget and central governments debt of Jordan
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Jordan’s budget is; revenues: $8.649 billion, expenditures: $11.22 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 21.9% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Jordan is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Jordan
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: -0.8% (2016 estimate), -0.9% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 8% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Jordan
Jordan, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Jordan is $7.124 billion (2016 estimate), $7.829 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: textiles, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals.
Jordan’s most important export partners are the US 21%, Saudi Arabia 16.5%, Iraq 10.3%, India 8.7%, United Arab Emirates 4.8%, Kuwait 4.4% (2015).
The most important imported products are crude oil, refined petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals, and the countries from where the import is coming: Saudi Arabia 15.4%, China 12.8%, the United States 6.2%, Germany 4.7%, the United Arab Emirates 4.2% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Jordan
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Jordan, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 0.3% of total installed capacity (2013 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0.1% of total installed capacity (2013 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Jordan, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Jordan; service has improved recently with the increased use of digital switching equipment; microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines. Domestic: 1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, a monopoly over fixed-line services terminated. The entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently, multiple mobile-cellular providers. International: country code – 962; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) FEA and FLAG Falcon submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations – 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals); fiber-optic cable to Saudi (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Jordan
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Jordan: 18 (2013), and the number of heliports: 1 (2012).
The roadways’ total length in Jordan: 7,203 km, paved: 7,203 km (2011).
The total length of the waterways in Jordan: N/A.
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Facts & data about Jordan
Name of the country: conventional long way: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, traditional short form: Jordan, local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, local short state: Al Urdun, former: Transjordan, etymology: named for the Jordan River, which makes up part of Jordan’s northwest border.
| Abbreviation: Jordan | Geographic coordinates: 31 00 N, 36 00 E |
Country Location: Middle East |
| Capital of Jordan: Amman | GPS of the Capital: 31 57 N 35 56 E |
Position: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq |
| Land area: total: 89,342 sq km; land: 88,802 sq km, water: 540 sq km | Terrain: mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates eastern and western banks of the Jordan River |
Area comparative: about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; somewhat smaller than Indiana |
| Population: 8,185,384 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 0.83% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s) / female, total population: 1.02 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $7.124 billion (2016 estimate), $7.829 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $17.86 billion (2016 estimate), $18.04 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: Saudi Arabia 15.4%, China 12.8%, US 6.2%, Germany 4.7%, UAE 4.2% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 83.7% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): AMMAN (capital) 1.155 million (2015) | Median age: total: 22.3 years; male: 21.9 years, female: 22.7 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 4.335 million. Percent of the population: 53.4% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 368,938. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 13.798 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 170 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 14.8% (2016 estimate) | Nationality: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian | National holidays: Independence Day, 25 May (1946) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.6 years. Male: 73.2 years, female: 76.1 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 3.18 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 25.5 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 95.4%; male: 97.7%, female: 92.9% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing | Industrial production growth rate: 1.8% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 2.8% (2016 estimate) 2.4% (2015 estimate) 3.1% (2014 estimate) |
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