Jordan: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 31.27923 / longitude: 37.09287

General information

Population

There are 9,742,720 people here, or 0.131% of the world's population. 23.50 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.79%.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Mansaf. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Petra, Quseir Amra, Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a), Wadi Rum Protected Area, Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas).

Economy

The currency symbol is د.أ, and the ISO code for that currency is JOD. In 2021 the GDP was $45,744,271,658 USD, which ranks it number 84 in the world. You need to pay 2.30د.أ (that corresponds to $3.24 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Education

The inhabitants stay 11 years in school (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: Jordan University of Science and Technology, University of Jordan.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Arabic. Country territory measures 89,342 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Sweileh, عمان, Amman, Amman, Amman. Amman serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan. The ISO code is JO, the domain name ".jo" is used by the country's websites, phone numbers start 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