Jordan: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Jordan

Education

The inhabitants stay 11 years in school (tertiary education included). This nation has a number of interesting universities, including Jordan University of Science and Technology, University of Jordan.

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Mansaf. There are UNESCO listed sites: Petra, Quseir Amra, Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a), Wadi Rum Protected Area, Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas).

Population

This country represents 0.131% of the world's population with about 9,742,720 individuals. With a birth growth rate at 0.79%, the median age is 23.50 years.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is د.أ (JOD). The price for a Big Mac in this country is 2.30د.أ (around $3.24 USD). The GDP in 2021 was $45,744,271,658 USD, making it the 84# country in the world.

Geography

Amman is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria. 89,342 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Sweileh, عمان, Amman, Amman, Amman. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Arabic.

Good to know

The ISO code is JO, telephone numbers begin with +962, the domain name ".jo" is used by the country's websites For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan.

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