Jordan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 08 June 2025.
Image of Amman, capital city of Jordan
Jordan is a Middle-Eastern kingdom providing regional political stability, booming ICT outsourcing, and globally recognised archaeological tourism at Petra.
Jordan in one word would be “Petra,” meaning rock city.
Jordan Flag
Jordan armorial
Jordan is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of Arab League.
Jordan administrative divisions
12 governorates (muhafazat)
- 'Ajlun,
- Al 'Aqabah,
- Al Balqa',
- Al Karak,
- Al Mafraq,
- Al ‘Asimah (Amman),
- At Tafilah,
- Az Zarqa',
- Irbid,
- Jarash,
- Ma'an,
- Madaba
Easy learning about Jordan |
The capital city of Jordan is Amman.
| Jordan is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Jordan are called Jordanians |
| Member of | Arab League since 1945 |
| Jordan has a population of | 11,439,213 inhabitants within a total area of 92,300 Km2 (57,352 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Jordan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 67 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.00 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Jordan HDI ranks in position nº 100 worldwide HDI of 0.754 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Jordan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 55 countries Jordan passport ranks 83rd 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 has a score of 431 ranks 101st worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 31° 00' N, 36° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
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