Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah).
Surface area: 89,342 km².
Boundaries: Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south and Israel and the West Bank to the west.
Capital: Amman: pop. 4,536,500. (Dec-2020) Other cities: Irbid (pop. 2,003,800)
Language: Arabic is the official language. English is widespread.
Religion: Muslims 97.2% (predominantly Sunni), Christians 2.2% Freedom of worship exists.
Currencies: Jordanian Dinar
Form of State: Monarchy.
Administrative division: Jordan is divided into twelve governorates.
The division is common to the general and judicial administration.
Geography :- Jordan is bordered to the north by Syria, to the south by Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea, to the east by Iraq and Saudi Arabia and to the west by Israel and the West Bank. To the east, the plateaus drop sharply into the Ghor depression, occupied by the Jordan. The shores of the Dead Sea are desert regions. The bottom of this high salt content lake descends to 339 meters below the water level, i.e., 739 meters below sea level.
Population : (Dec- 2020): 10,820,644 inhab.
