Jordan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Amman, capital city of Jordan

Jordan Flag

Jordan is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Jordan
Jordan is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Jordan has a population of	11,439,213 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Jordan are called Jordanians
The country’s total area is	92,300 Km² ( 57,352 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	67
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Jordan HDI ranks in position nº 99 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.736 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Jordan’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 55 countries Jordan passport ranks in position nº 83 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Jordan GDP per capita is	$4,903 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Jordan ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Jordan EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 431 ranks 101st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	31° 00' N, 36° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Jordan Capital city	Amman
Neighbouring countries	Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel, Palestinian Territory.
Jordan Climate	mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni),
Second most predominant religion	Christian (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations),
Currency name & code	Dinar (JOD)
Internet ccTLD	.jo
Jordan calling code	+962

12 governorates (muhafazat)

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