Jordan: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 31.27923 / longitude: 37.09287

General information

Geography

The capital of this country is Amman and the country has a border with Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Arabic. Country territory measures 89,342 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Sweileh, عمان, Amman, Amman, Amman.

Education

Well known universities are: Jordan University of Science and Technology, University of Jordan. The average length of time residents spend in school is 11 years (including tertiary education).

Economy

The sign for the local currency is د.أ (JOD). In 2021 the GDP was $45,744,271,658 USD, which ranks it number 84 in the world. In this country a Big Mac is worth 2.30د.أ (corresponding to $3.24 USD).

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.

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

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan to learn more about this nation. The country's websites have the domain name ".jo", the country's ISO code is JO, telephone numbers begin with +962

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