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Jordan
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Jordan at a glance
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Jordanian(s); adjective: Jordanian
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Government
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Languages
- Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
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Independently structured milestones · not a complete national history
Jordan through time
Admitted to the United Nations
Jordan became a member of the United Nations.
United Nations, Member States · source checked 2026-09-04
Source history · changed fields only
Changes since the final CIA profile
| Field | Maintained Almanac value | Final CIA profile |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,520,684World Bank, World Development Indicators · observation year 2025 | total: 11,312,507 (2025 est.) male: 5,908,853 female: 5,403,654CIA World Factbook · as of 2026-01-18 |
A difference may reflect a newer observation, a revised estimate, or a different source definition. This table reports the values and dates; it does not manufacture a trend.
World Development Indicators · latest available observation
People, economy, and access
Observation years vary by measure. Each row identifies the series and year instead of presenting unlike dates as one current snapshot.
- Gross domestic product
- $61.6 billion
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Gross domestic product per person
- $5,348
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Life expectancy at birth
- 78.0 years
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Urban population
- 93.2%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Access to electricity
- 100.0%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Underlying providers: World Bank ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- People using the internet
- 95.6%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Underlying providers: International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
World Development Indicators data are provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The linked indicator metadata identifies the underlying statistical providers.
Maintained profile
- Capital
- Amman
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The nation set and displayed federal short name follow the current State Department independent-states register, dated August 11, 2026.
- Area
- 89,342 sq km
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- Population
- 11,520,684
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Currency
- Jordanian dinars (JOD)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Currency label extracted from the Factbook exchange-rate field.
- Languages
- Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
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- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Jordanian(s); adjective: Jordanian
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- Government
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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- Continent
- Asia
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Continental label standardized from the archived profile region “Middle East.”
- Coastline
- 26 km
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- Climate
- mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
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- Religions
- Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, folk <0.1%, other <0.1%, unaffiliated <0.1% (2020 est.)
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- Flag colors
- black, white, green, red
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- National symbol
- eagle
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- Highest point
- Jabal Umm ad Dami · 6,083 ft (1,854 m)
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- Lowest point
- Dead Sea · -1,414 ft (-431 m)
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- NATO membership
- Not a member
- NATO, What is NATO? · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
- BRICS membership
- Not a member
- BRICS Brazil, About the BRICS · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
Preserved public-domain record · not maintained current data
Final CIA World Factbook profile
This is the preserved historical baseline from the Factbook’s final public snapshot. It is presented as the CIA stated it, not as a current Standard American Almanac finding. Current, independently maintained facts appear above when available.
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Introduction1 fields
- Background
- After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. In 1921, Britain demarcated from Palestine a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan and recognized ABDALLAH I from the Hashemite family as the country's first leader. The Hashemites also controlled the Hijaz, or the western coastal area of modern-day Saudi Arabia, until 1925, when IBN SAUD and Wahhabi tribes pushed them out. The country gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country has had four kings. Long-time ruler King HUSSEIN (r. 1953-99) successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, UK, and Soviet Union), various Arab states, Israel, and Palestinian militants, the latter of which led to a brief civil war in 1970 that is known as "Black September" and ended in King HUSSEIN ousting the militants. Jordan's borders have changed since it gained independence. In 1948, Jordan took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first Arab-Israeli War, eventually annexing those territories in 1950 and granting its new Palestinian residents Jordanian citizenship. In 1967, Jordan lost the West Bank and East Jerusalem to Israel in the Six-Day War but retained administrative claims to the West Bank until 1988, when King HUSSEIN permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). King HUSSEIN signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993. Jordanian kings continue to claim custodianship of the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem by virtue of their Hashemite heritage as descendants of the Prophet Mohammad and agreements with Israel and Jerusalem-based religious and Palestinian leaders. After Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 War, it authorized the Jordanian-controlled Islamic Trust, or Waqf, to continue administering the Al Haram ash Sharif/Temple Mount holy compound, and the Jordan-Israel peace treaty reaffirmed Jordan's "special role" in administering the Muslim holy shrines in Jerusalem. Jordanian kings claim custodianship of the Christian sites in Jerusalem on the basis of the 7th-century Pact of Omar, when the Muslim leader, after conquering Jerusalem, agreed to permit Christian worship. King HUSSEIN died in 1999 and was succeeded by his eldest son and current King ABDALLAH II. In 2009, ABDALLAH II designated his son HUSSEIN as the Crown Prince. During his reign, ABDALLAH II has contended with a series of challenges, including the Arab Spring influx of refugees from neighboring states, the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of the war in Ukraine, a perennially weak economy, and the Israel-HAMAS conflict that began in October 2023.
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Geography20 fields
- Location
- Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq
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- Area
- total : 89,342 sq km land: 88,802 sq km water: 540 sq km
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- Area - comparative
- about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana
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- Land boundaries
- total: 1,744 km border countries (5): Iraq 179 km; Israel 307 km; Saudi Arabia 731 km; Syria 379 km; West Bank 148 km
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- Climate
- mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
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- Terrain
- mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian Highlands
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- Elevation
- highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m lowest point: Dead Sea -431 m mean elevation: 812 m
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 11.5% (2023 est.) arable land: 2.3% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 8.4% (2023 est.) forest: 0.8% (2023 est.) other: 87.7% (2023 est.)
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- Major lakes (area sq km)
- salt water lake(s): Dead Sea (shared with Israel and West Bank) - 1,020 sq km note - endorheic hypersaline lake; 9.6 times saltier than the ocean; lake shore is 431 meters below sea level
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- Major watersheds (area sq km)
- Indian Ocean drainage: (Persian Gulf) Tigris and Euphrates (918,044 sq km)
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- Population distribution
- population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
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- Natural hazards
- droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods
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- Geography - note
- strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba; the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
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People and Society36 fields
- Population
- total: 11,312,507 (2025 est.) male: 5,908,853 female: 5,403,654
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- Nationality
- noun: Jordanian(s) adjective: Jordanian
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- Ethnic groups
- Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (2015 est.) note: data represent population by self-identified nationality in national census
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- Languages
- Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes) major-language sample(s): كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
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- Religions
- Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, folk <0.1%, other <0.1%, unaffiliated <0.1% (2020 est.)
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- Age structure
- 0-14 years: 30.9% (male 1,771,840/female 1,678,178) 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 3,844,575/female 3,409,164) 65 years and over: 4.2% (2024 est.) (male 228,564/female 241,703)
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- Dependency ratios
- total dependency ratio: 53.3 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 46.6 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 6.7 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 14.9 (2025 est.)
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- Median age
- total: 25.4 years (2025 est.) male: 25.5 years female: 24.4 years
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- Birth rate
- 21.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Death rate
- 3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Net migration rate
- -1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Population distribution
- population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 92% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Major urban areas - population
- 2.232 million AMMAN (capital) (2023)
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- Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
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- Mother's mean age at first birth
- 24.6 years (2017/18 est.) note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
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- Maternal mortality ratio
- 31 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
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- Infant mortality rate
- total: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 14.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births
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- Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 76.5 years (2024 est.) male: 75 years female: 78.1 years
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- Total fertility rate
- 2.83 children born/woman (2025 est.)
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- Drinking water source
- urban: 99.1% of population (2022 est.) rural: 97% of population (2022 est.) total: 99% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0.9% of population (2022 est.) rural: 3% of population (2022 est.) total: 1% of population (2022 est.)
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- Health expenditure
- 7.3% of GDP (2021) 7.6% of national budget (2022 est.)
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- Physician density
- 2.85 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
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- Hospital bed density
- 1.4 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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- Sanitation facility access
- urban: 98.9% of population (2022 est.) rural: 97.9% of population (2022 est.) total: 98.8% of population (2022 est.) urban: 1.1% of population (2022 est.) rural: 2.1% of population (2022 est.) total: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
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- Alcohol consumption per capita
- total: 0.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 0.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 0.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
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- Tobacco use
- total: 37.1% (2025 est.) male: 58.6% (2025 est.) female: 13.9% (2025 est.)
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- Children under the age of 5 years underweight
- 2.5% (2023 est.)
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- Currently married women (ages 15-49)
- 56% (2018 est.)
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- Child marriage
- women married by age 15: 1.5% (2018) women married by age 18: 9.7% (2018) men married by age 18: 0.1% (2018)
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- Education expenditure
- 3.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 11.7% national budget (2024 est.)
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- Literacy
- total population: 94.8% (2023 est.) male: 97.5% (2023 est.) female: 92.3% (2023 est.)
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- School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 13 years (2023 est.) male: 13 years (2023 est.) female: 14 years (2023 est.)
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Environment11 fields
- Environmental issues
- limited natural freshwater resources; declining water table; salination; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; biodiversity and ecosystem damage/loss
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- International environmental agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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- Climate
- mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 11.5% (2023 est.) arable land: 2.3% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 8.4% (2023 est.) forest: 0.8% (2023 est.) other: 87.7% (2023 est.)
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 92% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Carbon dioxide emissions
- 22.434 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 627,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 13.264 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from consumed natural gas: 8.544 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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- Particulate matter emissions
- 26.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
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- Methane emissions
- energy: 12.2 kt (2022-2024 est.) agriculture: 25.4 kt (2019-2021 est.) waste: 188.2 kt (2019-2021 est.) other: 0.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
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- Waste and recycling
- municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.53 million tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.6% (2022 est.)
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- Total water withdrawal
- municipal: 497.37 million cubic meters (2022 est.) industrial: 36.88 million cubic meters (2022 est.) agricultural: 570.61 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
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- Total renewable water resources
- 937 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
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Government25 fields
- Country name
- conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan conventional short form: Jordan local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah local short form: Al Urdun former: Transjordan etymology: named for the Jordan River, which makes up part of Jordan's northwest border; the origin of the river's name is unclear, but it may come from a local word meaning "river"
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- Government type
- parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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- Capital
- name: Amman geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their primary city Rabbath Ammon; rabbath meant "capital," so the name translated as "The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites];" over time, the name was shortened to Ammon, and then to Amman
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- Administrative divisions
- 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman), At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
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- Legal system
- mixed system developed from Ottoman Empire codes (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law
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- Constitution
- history: previous 1928 (pre-independence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952 amendment process: constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king
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- International law organization participation
- has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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- Citizenship
- citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Jordan dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years
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- Executive branch
- chief of state: King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999) head of government: Prime Minister Jafar HASSAN (since 15 September 2024) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister election/appointment process: prime minister appointed by the monarch
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- Legislative branch
- legislature name: National Assembly (Majlis Al-Umma) legislative structure: bicameral
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- Legislative branch - lower chamber
- chamber name: House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nuwaab) number of seats: 138 (all directly elected) electoral system: mixed system scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 9/10/2024 percentage of women in chamber: 19.6% expected date of next election: September 2028 note: the total number of Chamber of Deputies' seats increased to 138 from 130 for the September 2024 election
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- Legislative branch - upper chamber
- chamber name: Senate (Majlis Al-Aayan) number of seats: 69 (all appointed) scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 10/24/2024 percentage of women in chamber: 14.5% expected date of next election: October 2028
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- Judicial branch
- highest court(s): Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 members, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policymaking body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure not limited; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one third of the membership renewed every 2 years subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Great Felonies Court; religious courts; military courts; juvenile courts; Land Settlement Courts; Income Tax Court; Higher Administrative Court; Customs Court; special courts including the State Security Court
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- Political parties
- 'Azem Blessed Land Party Building and Labor Coalition Eradah Party Growth Party Islamic Action Front or IAF Jordanian al-Ansar Party Jordanian al-Ghad Party Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party or JASBP Jordanian Civil Democratic Party Jordanian Communist Party or JCP Jordanian Equality Party Jordanian Democratic People's Party or HASD Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party or JDPUP/Wihda Jordanian Democratic Unionist Party Jordanian Flame Party Jordanian Future and Life Party Jordanian Model Party Jordanian National Integration Party Jordanian National Loyalty Party Jordanian Reform and Renewal Party or Hassad Jordanian Shura Party Jordanian Social Democratic Party or JSDP Justice and Reform Party or JRP Labor Party National Charter Party National Coalition Party National Constitutional Party National Current Party or NCP National Islamic Party National Union Nationalist Movement Party or Hsq New Path Party Progress Party
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- Diplomatic representation in the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador Dina Khalil Tawfiq KAWAR (since 27 June 2016) chancery: 3504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 966-2664 FAX: [1] (202) 966-3110 email address and website: hkjconsular@jordanembassyus.org http://www.jordanembassyus.org/
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- Diplomatic representation from the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador James HOLTSNIDER (since 7 December 2025) embassy: Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman mailing address: 6050 Amman Place, Washington DC 20521-6050 telephone: [962] (6) 590-6000 FAX: [962] (6) 592-0163 email address and website: Amman-ACS@state.gov https://jo.usembassy.gov/
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- International organization participation
- ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, NATO (partner), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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- Independence
- 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
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- National holiday
- Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
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- Flag
- description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white, and green; a red isosceles triangle is on the left side, with a small white seven-pointed star in the center meaning: black stands for the Abbassid Caliphate, white for the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green for the Fatimid Caliphate; the triangle stands for the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and the star's points for the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Quran, as well as faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations history: the design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I
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- National anthem(s)
- title: "As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni" (Long Live the King of Jordan) lyrics/music: Abdul-Mone'm al-RIFAI'/Abdul-Qader al-TANEER history: adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is most commonly used; the full version is reserved for special occasions
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- National heritage
- total World Heritage Sites: 7 (6 cultural, 1 mixed) selected World Heritage Site locales: Petra (c); Quseir Amra (c); Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (c); Wadi Rum Protected Area (m); Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (c); As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality (c); Umm Al-Jimāl (c)
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Economy30 fields
- Economic overview
- upper-middle-income Middle Eastern economy; high debt and unemployment, especially for youth and women; global events triggering trade slump and decreased revenue from tourism; growing manufacturing and agricultural sectors; key US foreign assistance recipient; natural-resource-poor and import-reliant
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- Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
- $109.986 billion (2024 est.) $107.315 billion (2023 est.) $104.307 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- Real GDP growth rate
- 2.5% (2024 est.) 2.9% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
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- Real GDP per capita
- $9,500 (2024 est.) $9,400 (2023 est.) $9,300 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- GDP (official exchange rate)
- $53.352 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices)
- 1.6% (2024 est.) 2.1% (2023 est.) 4.2% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
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- GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- agriculture: 5.1% (2024 est.) industry: 25.1% (2024 est.) services: 60.4% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
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- GDP - composition, by end use
- household consumption: 78.9% (2021 est.) government consumption: 15.8% (2021 est.) investment in fixed capital: 22.2% (2021 est.) investment in inventories: 3% (2021 est.) exports of goods and services: 30% (2021 est.) imports of goods and services: -50.4% (2021 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
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- Agricultural products
- tomatoes, milk, chicken, potatoes, olives, cucumbers/gherkins, onions, chillies/peppers, peaches/nectarines, sheep milk (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
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- Industries
- tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizer, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing
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- Industrial production growth rate
- 3.7% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
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- Labor force
- 3.08 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
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- Unemployment rate
- 18% (2024 est.) 18% (2023 est.) 18.2% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
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- Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
- total: 41.7% (2024 est.) male: 39.8% (2024 est.) female: 49.2% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
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- Population below poverty line
- 15.7% (2018 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line
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- Average household expenditures
- on food: 25% of household expenditures (2023 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 4.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
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- Remittances
- 8.8% of GDP (2023 est.) 10.1% of GDP (2022 est.) 11% of GDP (2021 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
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- Budget
- revenues: $13.779 billion (2023 est.) expenditures: $17.159 billion (2023 est.) note: central government revenues and expenditures (excluding grants and social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
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- Public debt
- 102.8% of GDP (2023 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP
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- Taxes and other revenues
- 17% (of GDP) (2023 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
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- Current account balance
- -$1.91 billion (2023 est.) -$3.815 billion (2022 est.) -$3.718 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
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- Exports
- $22.186 billion (2023 est.) $20.743 billion (2022 est.) $13.87 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Exports - partners
- USA 21%, India 13%, Saudi Arabia 11%, China 7%, Iraq 6% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
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- Exports - commodities
- fertilizers, garments, phosphates, jewelry, phosphoric acid (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
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- Imports
- $28.922 billion (2023 est.) $30.019 billion (2022 est.) $23.321 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Imports - partners
- China 17%, Saudi Arabia 14%, UAE 8%, India 6%, USA 5% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
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- Imports - commodities
- cars, refined petroleum, gold, crude petroleum, jewelry (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
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- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- $21.939 billion (2024 est.) $19.069 billion (2023 est.) $18.198 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
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- Debt - external
- $21.058 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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- Exchange rates
- Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - 0.71 (2024 est.) 0.71 (2023 est.) 0.71 (2022 est.) 0.71 (2021 est.) 0.71 (2020 est.)
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Energy7 fields
- Electricity access
- electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 100% electrification - rural areas: 98.9%
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- Electricity
- installed generating capacity: 6.891 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 20.31 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 162.93 million kWh (2023 est.) imports: 383.073 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 2.472 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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- Electricity generation sources
- fossil fuels: 76.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 15.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 7.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
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- Coal
- consumption: 269,000 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 110,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
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- Petroleum
- total petroleum production: 20 bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 97,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) crude oil estimated reserves: 1 million barrels (2021 est.)
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- Natural gas
- production: 200.004 million cubic meters (2023 est.) consumption: 5.441 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) exports: 375.998 million cubic meters (2018 est.) imports: 4.865 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) proven reserves: 6.031 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
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- Energy consumption per capita
- 32.909 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
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Communications6 fields
- Telephones - fixed lines
- total subscriptions: 451,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)
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- Telephones - mobile cellular
- total subscriptions: 8.05 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 70 (2024 est.)
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- Broadcast media
- radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available
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- Internet users
- percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
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- Broadband - fixed subscriptions
- total: 805,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2023 est.)
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Transportation6 fields
- Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
- JY
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- Railways
- total: 509 km (2020) narrow gauge: 509 km (2014) 1.050-m gauge
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- Merchant marine
- total: 34 (2023) by type: general cargo 5, other 29
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- Ports
- total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 0 very small: 1 ports with oil terminals: 1 key ports: Al Aqabah
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Military and Security7 fields
- Military and security forces
- Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; aka Arab Army): Jordanian Army (Jordanian Ground Forces; includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Jordanian Air Force, Jordanian Navy) Ministry of Interior: Public Security Directorate (includes national police, the Gendarmerie, and the Civil Defense Directorate) (2025)
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- Military expenditures
- 4.5% of GDP (2024 est.) 4.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 4.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 5% of GDP (2021 est.) 5% of GDP (2020 est.)
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- Military and security service personnel strengths
- approximately 100,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)
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- Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
- the JAF inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment provided by China, some European countries, select Gulf States, Russia, and the US (2025)
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- Military service age and obligation
- 17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; initial service term is 24 months; selective compulsory military service (3 months) for men turning 18 will be reinstated in 2026; compulsory military service for jobless men aged 25-29 was reinstated in 2020 (12 months; 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training) (2025)
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- Military deployments
- 140 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)
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- Military - note
- the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) are responsible for territorial defense and border security and have a supporting role for internal security; key areas of concern include regional conflict and instability and unconventional threats, such as terrorism and weapons smuggling; the JAF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises, UN peacekeeping missions, and have taken part in regional military operations alongside international forces in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen the US is a key security partner, and Jordan is one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the region; it cooperates with the US on a number of issues, including border security, arms transfers, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism; Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)
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Terrorism1 fields
- Terrorist group(s)
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
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Transnational Issues1 fields
- Refugees and internally displaced persons
- refugees: 675,388 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 17 (2024 est.)
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