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.
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Height
-417 m (-1368 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), Max altitude 1823 m (5980 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)Height from west to east in Jordan
Height from south to north in Jordan
1Gulf of Aqaba (Southwest)0 m2Jordan−417 to −242 m
Population of Jordan, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Amman, capital city of Jordan
Population: 11,520,684 (World Bank)
Area: 89,341 km² / 34,495 sq mi
People from Jordan are called: Jordanians
Geography
Latitude: 30.805° N
Longitude: 36.376° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Highest Elevation Point: Jabal Umm ad Dami (1 854 m)
Lowest point: Dead Sea (−442 m)
Borders
- Syria — Land border
- Saudi Arabia — Land border
- Iraq — Land border
- Israel — Land border
- Palestine — Land border
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)
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
Time Zone: UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
TLD: .jo
Calling Code: +962
MapGeo Name: Jordan
MapGeo Code: JO