# Outline of Jordan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jordan:
Jordan – country located in the Levant region of Western Asia, bordering Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the Palestinian territories to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea with Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with representative government. The reigning monarch is the head of state, the chief executive and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The king exercises his executive authority through the prime ministers and the Council of Ministers, or cabinet. The cabinet, meanwhile, is responsible before the elected House of Deputies which, along with the House of Notables (Senate), constitutes the legislative branch of the government. The judicial branch is an independent branch of the government.

## Increasing Urbanization

Jordan's population became significantly urbanized during the sixties, reaching a rate of urbanization of over 80% in 2011. This is due to Rural to urban migration, the arrival of refugees from Palestine and Syria, and displaced persons who mostly settled in camps and services of UNRWA.

## General reference

* Pronunciation:AL URDON
* Common English country name: Jordan
* Official English country name: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Jordanian
* Demonym(s):
* Etymology: Name of Jordan
* International rankings of Jordan
* ISO country codes: JO, JOR, 400
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:JO
* Internet country code top-level domain: .jo

## Geography of Jordan

Geography of Jordan
* Jordan is: an Arab country
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia
*** Asia
**** Southwest Asia
** Middle East
*** The Levant
** Time zone: UTC+02, summer UTC+03
** Extreme points of Jordan
*** High: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m (6,083 ft)
*** Low: Dead Sea −412 m (−1,352 ft) – lowest point on the surface of the Earth
** Land boundaries: 1,635 km
       Saudi Arabia 744 km
       Syria 375 km
       Israel 238 km
       Iraq 181 km
       Palestinian territories 97 km
   * Coastline: Gulf of Aqaba 26 km
* Population of Jordan: 5,924,000 - 84th most populous country
* Area of Jordan: 89,342 km$^2$
* Atlas of Jordan

### Environment of Jordan

* Climate of Jordan
* Renewable energy in Jordan
* Geology of Jordan
* Protected areas of Jordan
** Biosphere reserves in Jordan
** National parks of Jordan
* Wildlife of Jordan
** Fauna of Jordan
*** Birds of Jordan
*** Mammals of Jordan
** Nature reserves
* Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility
* Foreign assistance and environmentalism in Jordan

#### Natural geographic features of Jordan

* Glaciers of Jordan
* Islands of Jordan
* Lakes of Jordan
* Mountains of Jordan
** Volcanoes in Jordan
* Rivers of Jordan
** Waterfalls of Jordan
* Valleys of Jordan
* World Heritage Sites in Jordan

### Regions of Jordan

Regions of Jordan

#### Ecoregions of Jordan

List of ecoregions in Jordan
* Ecoregions in Jordan

#### Administrative divisions of Jordan

Administrative divisions of Jordan

##### Governorates of Jordan

Governorates of Jordan
Governorates of Jordan :
| | Governorate | Area (km$^2$) | Population | Urban | Rural | Density (people/km$^2$) | Capital |
| 1 | Irbid | 1,572 | 1,137,100 | 943,000 | 194,100 | 723.4 | Irbid |
| 2 | Ajloun | 420 | 146,900 | 111,500 | 35,400 | 350.1 | Ajloun |
| 3 | Jerash | 410 | 191,700 | 120,100 | 71,600 | 467.8 | Jerash |
| 4 | Mafraq | 26,551 | 300,300 | 117,800 | 182,500 | 11.3 | Mafraq |
| | North Region | 28,953 | 1,776,000 | 1,292,400 | 483,600 | 61.3 | |
| 5 | Balqa | 1,120 | 428,000 | 307,400 | 120,600 | 382.0 | Salt |
| 6 | Amman | 7,579 | 2,473,400 | 2,325,500 | 147,900 | 326.3 | Amman |
| 7 | Zarqa | 4,761 | 951,800 | 899,800 | 52,000 | 199.9 | Zarqa |
| 8 | Madaba | 940 | 159,700 | 114,000 | 45,700 | 170.0 | Madaba |
| | Central Region | 14,400 | 4,012,900 | 3,646,700 | 366,200 | 278.7 | |
| 9 | Karak | 3,495 | 249,100 | 87,200 | 161,900 | 71.3 | Al Karak |
| 10 | Tafilah | 2,209 | 89,400 | 63,800 | 25,600 | 40.5 | Tafilah |
| 11 | Ma'an | 32,832 | 121,400 | 66,600 | 54,800 | 3.7 | Ma'an |
| 12 | Aqaba | 6,905 | 139,200 | 119,700 | 19,500 | 20.2 | Aqaba |
| | South Region | 45,441 | 599,100 | 337,300 | 261,800 | 13.2 | |
| | Total | 88,794 | 6,388,000 | 5,276,400 (82.6%) | 1,111,600 (17.4%) | 71.9 | |

##### Nahias of Jordan

Nahias of Jordan
| Governorate | Nahia(s) |
| Ajlun Governorate | Ajlun Kufranjah |
| Amman Governorate | Amman Al Jizah Al-Muwaqqar Al-Quwaysimah University (Jubaiha) Naour Sahab Marka Wadi Al Seer |
| Aqaba Governorate | Al-Qasabah Al-Quwairah Wadi Araba |
| Balqa Governorate | Al Balqa Ardhah Salt Deir Alla Al Shuna Al Janubiyya |
| Irbid Governorate | Al-Aghwar Shamaliyyeh Ar Ramtha Bani Kanana Hariema Irbid Al Kora Al Mazar al Shamali Al Tayybeh Wastiyyeh |
| Jerash Governorate | Jerash |
| Karak Governorate | Ayy Faqqu Al Karak Al-Mazar al-Januby Al-Mazra'a Al-Qasr Al-Safi |
| Ma'an Governorate | Al-Husseiniya Shobak Ayi Ma'an Wadi Musa |
| Madaba Governorate | Dhiban Madaba |
| Mafraq Governorate | Mafraq Ruwaished Bal'ama Sabha Sama as-Sarhan |
| Tafilah Governorate | Al-Hasa Tafilah Bsaira |
| Zarqa Governorate | Al-Azraq Zarqa Birin |

##### Municipalities of Jordan

Municipalities of Jordan
* Capital of Jordan: Amman
* Cities of Jordan

### Demography of Jordan

Demographics of Jordan

## Government and politics of Jordan

Government of Jordan
* Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
* Capital of Jordan: Amman
* Elections in Jordan
* Political parties in Jordan

### Branches of the government of Jordan

Government of Jordan

#### Executive branch of the government of Jordan

* Head of state: Abdullah II, King of Jordan
* Head of government: Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan
* Cabinet of Jordan

#### Legislative branch of the government of Jordan

* Parliament of Jordan (bicameral)
** Upper house: Senate of Jordan
** Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Jordan

#### Judicial branch of the government of Jordan

Court system of Jordan
* Supreme Court of Jordan

### Foreign relations of Jordan

Foreign relations of Jordan
* Diplomatic missions in Jordan
* Diplomatic missions of Jordan

#### International organization membership

Jordan is a member of:

### Law and order in Jordan

Law of Jordan
* Constitution of Jordan
* Crime in Jordan
* Human rights in Jordan
** LGBT rights in Jordan
** Freedom of religion in Jordan
* Law enforcement in Jordan

### Military of Jordan

Military of Jordan
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
*** Ministry of Defence
* Forces
** Army of Jordan
** Navy of Jordan
** Air Force of Jordan
** Royal Special Forces
** His Majesty's Special Security
** Royal Maintenance Corps
** General Intelligence Department
** Public Security Directorate
** Jordan Design and Development Bureau
* Military history
** Desert Force
** Arab Legion
** Transjordan Frontier Force
* Military ranks

### Local governments in Jordan

Local governments in Jordan

## History of Jordan

* Military history of Jordan

## Culture of Jordan

Culture of Jordan
* Architecture of Jordan
* Cuisine of Jordan
* Festivals in Jordan
* Languages of Jordan
* Media in Jordan
* National symbols of Jordan
** Coat of arms of Jordan
** Flag of Jordan
** National Anthem of Jordan
* People of Jordan
* Prostitution in Jordan
* Public holidays in Jordan
* Records of Jordan
* Religion in Jordan
** Christianity in Jordan
** Hinduism in Jordan
** Islam in Jordan
** Judaism in Jordan
** Sikhism in Jordan
* World Heritage Sites in Jordan

### Art in Jordan

* Art in Jordan
* Cinema of Jordan
* Literature of Jordan
* Music of Jordan
* Television in Jordan
* Theatre in Jordan

### Sports in Jordan

Sports in Jordan
* Football in Jordan
* Jordan at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Jordan

Economy of Jordan
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 100th (one hundredth)
* Agriculture in Jordan
* Banking in Jordan
** Central Bank
* Communications in Jordan
** Internet in Jordan
* Companies of Jordan
* Currency of Jordan: Dinar
** ISO 4217: JOD
* Economy of Jordan
* Energy in Jordan
** Energy policy of Jordan
** Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
** Oil industry in Jordan
* Mining in Jordan
** Oil shale in Jordan
* Jordan Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Jordan
** Petra world heritage site
* Transport in Jordan
** Airports
** Railways
** Royal Jordanian Airlines
** Aqaba seaport
** Roads in Jordan
* Water supply and sanitation in Jordan

## Education in Jordan

* Education in Jordan
* Science and technology in Jordan

## Health in Jordan

Health in Jordan
* Health care in Jordan