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Jordan - Middle East



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
6,053,193 (July 2007 est.)total population: 78.55 years
male: 76.04 years
female: 81.22 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
LanguagesLiteracy
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional monarchy Amman
IndependanceNational day
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
ConstitutionLegal system
1 January 1952; amended many timesbased on Islamic law and French codes; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$14.1 billion (2006 est.)6% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$4,900 (2006 est.)15.4% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
30% (2001 est.)6.3% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$4.798 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$10.42 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$6.57 billion (October 2006)Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Military expenditures
8.6% (2006)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia 92,300 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)phosphates, potash, shale oil


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
3.013 million (2005).jo
Internet hostsInternet users
3,441 (2006)629,500 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
17 (2006)505 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
7,500 km gas 426 km; oil 49 km (2006)