| 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
- In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn't immune from lawsuitsby Eric Tucker on April 25, 2025
The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the U.S. government’s longstanding position that the organization was protected from civil liability
RSS News Sources: Independent | Amman News
