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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, commonly called Jordan, is a country in the Middle East. It is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel and West Bank to the west. It shares the coastlines of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Dead Sea.
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| Official language | Arabic | ||||
| Capital | Amman | ||||
| King | Abdullah IIHis Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein ( Arabic: ) (born January 30, 1962) is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Born in Amman, the king as a young man attended the Islamic Educational College in the Jordanian capital for his primar | ||||
| Prime MinisterJordan List. | Faisal al-FayezFaisal al-Fayez (born 1952 has been the Prime Minister of Jordan since October 25 2003, following the resignation of Ali Abu al-Ragheb. He previously served as Defence Minister, and is close to the king. Faisal al-Fayez Prime Ministers of Jordan. | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total |
Ranked 110thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 92,300 km˛Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km˛ is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m˛ 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers |
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| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in - Total ( 2002) |
Ranked 107th 5,153,378 |
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| Independence - Declared |
From the League of Nations May 25, 1946 |
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| Currency | Jordanian dinar | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +2 | ||||
| National anthem | As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni | ||||
| Internet TLD | .JO | ||||
| Calling Code | 962 | ||||
left Wadi Rum, southern Jordan