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Jordan

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Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.

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Capital
Amman
Population
10,428,241
Area
89,341 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Currency
Jordanian dinar
Languages
Arabic, English
Sells
fertilizers, garments, phosphates, jewelry
Sells to
USA 21%, India 13%, Saudi Arabia 11%
Land borders
5: Israel, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+962
Founded
1946
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Arabicofficial

Largest cities

Amman  capital 1,275,857
Zarqa 792,665
Irbid 569,068
Russeifa 268,237
Ḩayy Khildā 251,000

Climate and geography

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

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Hussein of Jordan
Hussein of Jordan King, 1952-1999 Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999.
Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I of Jordan Founding king Abdullah I was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.