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Location
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates
31 00 N, 36 00 E
Area
Total: 92,300 sq km
Comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries
Total: 1,635 km
Border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km,
Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km,
West Bank 97 km
Coastline
26 km
Climate
Mostly arid desert; rainy season
in west (November to April)
Terrain
Mostly desert plateau in east, highland
area in west; Great Rift Valley separates
East and West Banks of the Jordan River
Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
Highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m
Natural resources
Phosphates, potash, shale oil
Population
5,307,470 (July 2002 est.)
Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Religions
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.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Government type
Constitutional monarchy
Capital
Amman
Military branches
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force,
Royal Jordanian Air Force, and
Special Operations Command or Socom); note - Public Security Directorate
normally falls under Ministry of Interior
but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Military manpower
Availability: males age 15-49: 1,517,751 (2002 est.)
Fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,073,991 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure: $757.5 million (FY01)
Percent of GDP: 8.6% (FY01)
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