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location:
middle east. northwest of saudi arabia
geographic coordinates:
31 00 n. 36 00 e
map references:
middle east
area:
total: 92.300 sq km land: 91.971 sq km water: 329 sq km
area - 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
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
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
land use:
arable land: 2.67% permanent crops: 1.83% other: 95.5% (2001)
irrigated land:
750 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
droughts; periodic earthquakes
environment - current issues:
limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
strategic location at the head of the gulf of aqaba and as the arab country that shares the longest border with israel and the occupied west bank
population:
5.759.732 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 34.5% (male 1.015.084/female 973.220) 15-64 years: 61.7% (male 1.897.643/female 1.656.570) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 106.168/female 111.047) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 22.62 years male: 23.25 years female: 21.94 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.56% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
21.76 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
2.63 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
6.42 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 17.35 deaths/1.000 live births male: 20.75 deaths/1.000 live births female: 13.75 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.24 years male: 75.75 years female: 80.88 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.71 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
600 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 500 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: jordanian(s) adjective: jordanian
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
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.3% male: 95.9% female: 86.3% (2003 est.)
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
government type:
constitutional monarchy
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