Jordan

Jordan

Jordan holds Petra, a city carved into rock faces by the Nabataeans more than two thousand years ago. Its share of the Dead Sea shore is the lowest dry land on the planet.

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Easy learning about Jordan

The capital city of Jordan is Amman, capital city of Jordan.

Word: Petra

Meaning: rock city

Administrative Divisions

12 governorates:

Ajloun
Amman
Aqaba
Balqa
Irbid
Jerash
Karak
Ma'an
Madaba
Mafraq
Tafilah
Zarqa

Governorates of Jordan map

Jordan is a Country of Middle East located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of Arab League.

0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), above 2000 m (6560 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Amman, capital city of Jordan

Population: 11,520,684 (UN)

Area: 92,300 km² / 57,352 sq mi

People from Jordan are called: Jordanians

Geography

Latitude: 30.805° N

Longitude: 36.376° E

Geographical Subregion: Western Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Borders

Syria — Land border
Saudi Arabia — Land border
Iraq — Land border
Israel — Land border
Palestine — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 85 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 50

Climate

mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 101 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 431 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 68 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.913 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $5,355 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 121

Currency: Dinar

Currency Code: JOD

Human Development

HDI Rank: 100 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.754

Mean Years of Schooling: 10.2

Expected Years of Schooling: 13.1

Life Expectancy at Birth: 77.8 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Muslim official; predominantly Sunni

Second Most Predominant: Christian majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

Arab League - since 1945

Technical Information

TLD: .jo

Calling Code: +962

MapGeo Name: Jordan

MapGeo Code: JO