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Jordan: Location, Population, Religion, People, Membership, Currency

Official Name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Location: Jordan is bounded in the north by Syria, east by Iraq, south-east and south by Saudi Arabia and west by Israel. It has an outlet to an arm of the Red sea at Aqaba.
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Capital: Amman is the capital and largest city of Jordan.

Area: The area of Jordan is 89,556 sq km (34,578 sq mi).

Language: Arabic is the official language. English and some French are also spoken.

Religion: The great majority of the Jordanian people are Sunni Muslims. Shi´ite Muslims form a small minority. Christians, about one-third of whom belong to the Greek Orthodox Church, make up about 5 percent of the population. Over 80% Sunni Muslim, with Christian and Shi´ite minorities.

Population: The population of Jordan (1997 estimate), is 4,322,255, yielding an average population density of 48 persons per sq km (125 per sq mi).The population of Jordan is almost entirely Arab. The only sizable racial minorities in the country are the Circassians and the Armenians; each group accounts for less than 1 percent of the population. Jordan is 72 percent urban; nomads and seminomads make up perhaps 5 percent of the population.

Membership: Jordan is a member of the UN and Arab League and Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JOD) of 1000 fils.

Jordan Time Difference: GMT + 2

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