Jordan
INTRODUCTION
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of (in Arabic, al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyah al-Hashemiyah), kingdom in the Middle East, bordered on the north by Syria, on the east by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, on the south by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aqaba, and on the west by Israel and the West Bank. The area of Jordan is 89,556 sq km (34,578 sq mi) since an exchange of territory with Saudi Arabia in 1965. Amman is the capital and largest city of Jordan.
Official Name - Hashemite Kingdom of JordanTime and Date in Amman
Countries Currency Unit JOD/Unit Units/JOD
DZD Algeria Dinars 0.00918452 108.879
USD United States Dollars 0.708931 1.41057
ARS Argentina Pesos 0.241953 4.13303
AUD Australia Dollars 0.378153 2.64443
ATS Austria Schillings ** 0.0448476 22.2977
BSD Bahamas Dollars 0.708931 1.41057
BBD Barbados Dollars 0.356247 2.80704
BEF Belgium Francs ** 0.0152979 65.3684
BMD Bermuda Dollars 0.708931 1.41057
BRL Brazil Reals 0.305066 3.27798
GBP United Kingdom Pounds 1.00951 0.990577
BGL Bulgaria Leva 0.317100 3.15358
CAD Canada Dollars 0.444930 2.24755
CLP Chile Pesos 0.00108036 925.621
CNY China Yuan Renminbi 0.0856480 11.6757
CYP Cyprus Pounds 1.06257 0.941116
CZK Czech Republic Koruny 0.0199835 50.0412
DKK Denmark Kroner 0.0830551 12.0402
XCD East Caribbean Dollars 0.262567 3.80855
EGP Egypt Pounds 0.154030 6.49223
EUR Euro 0.617117 1.62044
FJD Fiji Dollars 0.317053 3.15404
FIM Finland Markkaa ** 0.103792 9.63469
FRF France Francs ** 0.0940788 10.6294
DEM Germany Deutsche Marks ** 0.315527 3.16930
XAU Gold Ounces 214.081 0.00467113
GRD Greece Drachmae ** 0.00181105 552.165
HKD Hong Kong Dollars 0.0908957 11.0016
HUF Hungary Forint 0.00254092 393.558
ISK Iceland Kronur 0.00708838 141.076
INR India Rupees 0.0145476 68.7399
IDR Indonesia Rupiahs 0.0000723502 13,821.66
IEP Ireland Pounds ** 0.783576 1.27620
ILS Israel New Shekels 0.150567 6.64156
ITL Italy Lire ** 0.000318714 3,137.61
JMD Jamaica Dollars 0.0148904 67.1572
JPY Japan Yen 0.00534664 187.033
JOD Jordan Dinars 1.00000 1.00000
LBP Lebanon Pounds 0.000468559 2,134.20
LUF Luxembourg Francs ** 0.0152979 65.3684
MYR Malaysia Ringgits 0.186683 5.35667
MXN Mexico Pesos 0.0786960 12.7071
NZD New Zealand Dollars 0.312266 3.20240
NOK Norway Kroner 0.0801252 12.4805
NLG Netherlands Guilders ** 0.280035 3.57098
PKR Pakistan Rupees 0.0118352 84.4934
PHP Philippines Pesos 0.0139224 71.8267
XPT Platinum Ounces 362.237 0.00276062
PLN Poland Zlotych 0.172616 5.79321
PTE Portugal Escudos ** 0.00307816 324.869
ROL Romania Lei 0.0000215113 46,487.18
RUR Russia Rubles 0.0227809 43.8964
SAR Saudi Arabia Riyals 0.189049 5.28962
XAG Silver Ounces 3.30144 0.302898
SGD Singapore Dollars 0.384624 2.59994
SKK Slovakia Koruny 0.0147771 67.6725
ZAR South Africa Rand 0.0626228 15.9686
KRW South Korea Won 0.000538330 1,857.60
ESP Spain Pesetas ** 0.00370895 269.618
XDR IMF Special Drawing Rights 0.885188 1.12970
SDD Sudan Dinars 0.00272666 366.749
SEK Sweden Kronor 0.0683544 14.6296
CHF Switzerland Francs 0.420956 2.37555
TWD Taiwan New Dollars 0.0203131 49.2293
THB Thailand Baht 0.0163116 61.3062
TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollars 0.115838 8.63271
TRL Turkey Liras 0.000000541355 1,847,215.82
VEB Venezuela Bolivares 0.000770577 1,297.73
ZMK Zambia Kwacha 0.000170048 5,880.68
Jordan :
Geographic coordinates
31 00 N, 36 00 E
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Population growth rate
3%
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Birth rate
25.44 births/1,000 population
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Death rate
2.62 deaths/1,000 population
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People living with HIV/AIDS
N/A
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Independence
25 May 1946
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National holiday
Independence Day, 25 May
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Constitution
8 January 1952
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GDP
purchasing power parity - $17.3 billion
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GDP - per capita
purchasing power parity - $3,500
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Electricity - consumption
6.594 billion kWh
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Exports
$2 billion phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products, manufactures
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Imports
$4 billion crude oil, machinery, transport equipment, food, live animals, manufactured goods
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Telephones
403,000
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Mobile cellular
11,500
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Radio broadcast stations
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1
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Radios
1.66 million
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Television broadcast stations
20
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Televisions
500,000
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Internet country code
.jo
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
5
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Internet users
87,500
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Railways
677 km
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Highways
8,000 km
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Waterways
N/A
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Pipelines
crude oil 209 km
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Ports and harbors
Al 'Aqabah
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Merchant marine
6 ships
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Airports
18
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Heliports
1
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Military branches
Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force
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Military expenditures
$608.9 million
