Jordan: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 31.27923 / longitude: 37.09287

General information

Education

This nation has a number of interesting universities, including Jordan University of Science and Technology, University of Jordan. The average length of time residents spend in school is 11 years (including tertiary education).

Population

23.50 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.79%. There are 9,742,720 inhabitants, or 0.131% of the population of planet earth.

Economy

It is ranked 84# in the world with a GDP of $45,744,271,658 USD in 2021. The currency symbol is د.أ, and the ISO code for that currency is JOD. You need to pay 2.30د.أ (corresponding to $3.24 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Geography

The area of the country is 89,342 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Sweileh, عمان, Amman, Amman, Amman. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Arabic. Amman serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Petra, Quseir Amra, Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a), Wadi Rum Protected Area, Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas). Interesting food you need to try here: Mansaf.

Good to know

The country's websites have the domain name ".jo", phone numbers start with +962, the country's ISO code is JO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan is a good place to find out more details on this country.

Summary

Flag
ISO code JO
Capital Amman
Population 9,742,720
World percentage 0.131%
Median age 23.50 years
Population growth rate 0.79%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Arabic
GDP (2021) $45,744,271,658
GDP position #84
Big Mac local price 2.30د.أ
Big Mac USD price $3.24
Currency code JOD
Currency symbol د.أ
School life expectancy 11 years
National dish Mansaf
TLD .jo
Phone prefix +962
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan