| Area Total | 89,342 sq km |
| Climate | mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) |
| Natural Resources | phosphates, potash, shale oil |
| Imports | China 13.6%, Saudi Arabia 13.6%, US 9.9%, UAE 4.9%, Germany 4.4% (2017) – crude oil, refined petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals |
| Exports | US 24.9%, Saudi Arabia 12.8%, India 8.2%, Iraq 8.2%, Kuwait 5.4%, UAE 4.6% (2017) – Exports – commodities field listing textiles, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals |
| Government | parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Amman |
| Population | 10,458,413 (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian) (2015 est.) |
| Language | Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes) |
News about Jordan
RSS News Sources: Independent | Amman News
- US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assadby Abby Sewell and Matthew Lee on December 20, 2024
The Biden administration says it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad
- Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024by The Associated Press on December 20, 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts
RSS News Sources: Independent | Amman News
