Jordan

Capital: Amman Population: 6,508,887 Official Languages: Arabic Time Zone: +3 Dialing Code: +962

Government: Unitary parliamentary Area: 89,342 km2 largest city: Amman Currency : Jordanian dinar ISO 3166 code: JO

Basic Info

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab kingdom in the Middle East, on the East Bank of the River Jordan, consisting roughly of the historic region of Transjordan. Jordan borders Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Palestine to the west, sharing control of the Dead Sea with the latter.

Geography

Jordan lies between latitudes 29° and 34° N, and longitudes 35° and 40° E (a small area lies west of 35°). It consists of an arid plateau in the east, irrigated by oasis and seasonal water streams, with highland area in the west of arable land and Mediterranean evergreen forestry.

Climate

The climate in Jordan is semi-dry in summer with average temperature in the mid 30 °C (86 °F) and relatively cold in winter averaging around 13 °C (55 °F). The western part of the country receives greater precipitation during the winter season from November to March and snowfall in Amman (756 m (2,480 ft) ~ 1,280 m (4,199 ft) above sea-level) and Western Heights of 500 m (1,640 ft). Excluding the rift valley the rest of the country is entirely above 300 m (984 ft) (SL).

The weather is humid from November to March and semi dry for the rest of the year. With hot, dry summers and cool winters during which practically all of the precipitation occurs, the country has a Mediterranean-style climate. In general, the farther inland from the Mediterranean a given part of the country lies, the greater are the seasonal contrasts in temperature and the less rainfall.

Religion

islam is the official religion and approximately 92% of the population is muslim, primarily of the Sunni branch of islam.

Administrative divisions

Jordan is divided into 12 provinces named Governorates, which are sub-divided into 54 departments or districts named Nahias.

1 Irbid 2 Ajloun 3 Jarash 4 Mafraq 5 Balqa 6 Amman

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7 Zarqa 8 Madaba 9 Karak 10 Tafilah 11 Ma'an 12 Aqaba

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