Jordan

**Jordan** (officially the **Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan**) is an Arab country in southwest Asia, in the Middle East, in the southern part of the Levant region, and the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Jordan has borders with Syria to the north, Palestine and Israel to the west, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest, where the city of Aqaba is next to the Red Sea.

The capital of Jordan is Amman. Aqaba is the only sea port for Jordan with only 27 kilometers of coastline. Jordan is named after Jordan River, which passes on its western borders. Jordan is a country that combines different Arab cultures and dialects. Natural borders that separate it from its Arab neighbors are the Jordan River, which separates Jordan and Israel as well as the Yarmouk River, which separates Jordan and Syria. As for the rest of the borders, it is an extension of the Levant Badia in the north and east, the Influence Desert in the south, and Wadi Araba to the southwest.

The terrain in Jordan varies greatly, the most important of which are the Ajloun Mountains in the northwest, and the Shara Mountains in the south, the highest peak on Umm al-Dami Mountain is 1854 meters, and the lowest point in the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point in the world.

In 1921, Prince Abdullah bin Al-Hussein established the Emirate of Transjordan with the help of Britain, and it was then subject to British rule in the Mandatory region of Palestine. The system in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with a representative government. The king exercises his executive power through the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, who, at the same time, are accountable to the House of Representatives (elected) and the Senate (appointed by the king) who are the legislative branch of the state. There is also an independent judiciary system.

Jordan is a founding member of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Jordan is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, yet the king enjoys extensive executive and legislative powers.

Jordan is frequently referred to as an "oasis of stability" in a turbulent region, given that it was mostly unaffected by the violence that engulfed the region in 2010. However, the country's population suffers from relatively high rates of unemployment and poverty.

## Governorates

Jordan is divided into 12 Governorates.  The governorates are divided into 54 departments or districts named Nahias.
|Governorate|Capital|Region||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|{| class="wikitable"||||||
|Ajloun Governorate|Ajloun|North||||
|Aqaba Governorate|Aqaba|South||||
|Balqa Governorate|Salt|Central||||
|Capital Governorate|Amman|Central||||
|Irbid Governorate|Irbid|North||||
|Jerash Governorate|Jerash|North|}|{| class="wikitable"||
|Karak Governorate|Al Karak|South||||
|Ma'an Governorate|Ma'an|South||||
|Madaba Governorate|Madaba|Central||||
|Mafraq Governorate|Mafraq|North||||
|Tafilah Governorate|Tafilah|South||||
|Zarqa Governorate|Zarqa|Central|}|style="padding-top:8px;"||

## Culture

People from Jordan are called **Jordanians**. Most of them speak Arabic as their first language. The population of Jordan is about 10.5 million people.

Jordan is a constitutional monarchy and has a king. The King is the head of state, but he does not have all the power in the country. King Abdullah II has been the King of Jordan since February 1999. Most Jordanians are Muslim. There are around 200-400,000 Christians.

Jordan's national meal is mansaf. The most popular sport is football.

Jordanian culture respects womens privacy. Men do not shake hands with women unless the woman offers her hand. Taking photos of women without asking is not allowed. If you take photos of public areas or homes, make sure no women are in the picture without permission.

## Economy

Unlike some of the countries around it, Jordan has little petroleum and natural gas. Some of its economy comes from mining instead. Jordan is the largest producer of the mineral phosphate in the world.
Jordan is a Member of the OECD since 2019 as the first Arab Country to do so.

The currency of Jordan is called the **Jordanian dinar**.

## Related pages

- Jordan at the Olympics
- Jordan national football team
- List of rivers of Jordan
- Lama Hattab
- Dima Hattab

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- **common name**: Jordan
- **native name**:
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- **image flag**: Flag of Jordan.svg
- **image coat**: Coat of arms of Jordan.svg
- **national motto**: "God, Country, King"

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- **national anthem**: "The Royal Anthem of Jordan"

- **image map**: Jordan (orthographic projection).svg
- **image map2**: Jordan - Location Map (2013) - JOR - UNOCHA.svg
- **capital**: Amman
- **largest city**: capital
- **official languages**: Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic
- **demonym**: Jordanian
- **leader title1**: List of kings of Jordan, Monarch
- **leader name1**: Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah II
- **leader title2**: Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister
- **leader name2**: Jafar Hassan
- **legislature**: Parliament of Jordan, Parliament
- **upper house**: Jordanian Senate, Senate
- **sovereignty type**: Independence
- **sovereignty note**: from the **United Kingdom** mandate
- **established event1**: Emirate of Transjordan, Emirate
- **established date1**: 11 April 1921
- **established event2**: League of Nations mandate, Independence
- **established date2**: 25 May 1946
- **established event3**: Constitution of Jordan, Constitution
- **established date3**: 11 January 1952
- **area km2**: 89,341
- **area rank**: 110th
- **area sq mi**: 35,637
- **percent water**: 0.6
- **population estimate**: 10,011,820
- **population estimate year**: 2017
- **population estimate rank**: 90th
- **population census**: 9,531,712
- **population census year**: 2015
- **population density km2**: 107
- **population density sq mi**: 276
- **population density rank**: 100th
- **gdp ppp**: $86.193 billion
- **gdp ppp year**: 2016
- **gdp ppp rank**: 87th
- **gdp ppp per capita**: $11,124
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 86th
- **gdp nominal**: $39.453 billion
- **gdp nominal year**: 2016
- **gdp nominal rank**: 92nd
- **gdp nominal per capita**: $5,092
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 95th
- **gini**: 35.4
- **gini year**: 2011
- **hdi**: 0.748
- **hdi year**: 2014
- **hdi change**: steady
- **hdi rank**: 80th
- **currency**: Jordanian dinar
- **currency code**: JOD
- **time zone**: Eastern European Time, EET
- **utc offset**: +2
- **utc offset dst**: +3
- **time zone dst**: Eastern European Summer Time, EEST
- **drives on**: right
- **calling code**: Telephone numbers in Jordan, +962
- **cctld**: .jo

- **official website**: [https://jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/%5c?lang=en#/ jordan.gov.jo]