Overview of Jordan Last updated on
Tuesday 20th April 2010
Official name
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniya al-Hashimiyah)
Capital
Amman
Population: 2,3000,000 people (estimation of 1995).
936,300
Other cities
Az-Zarqa (344,500 people); Irbid (208,200 people); As-Salt (187,000 people); Ar-Rusayfah (115,500 people)
Main port
Al Aqaba (41,900 people)
Population
Excluding West Bank: 3,059,000
Arab population of West Bank: 1,014,900
Population profile
Predominantly Arab; approximately 90% Muslim and 10% Christian.
Other communities are Circassian, Shishan, Armenian and Druze.
Land area
92,300 sq. km
Language
Arabic is the official language, but English is widely spoken and French is the most commonly used third language.
Currency
Jordanian dinar (JD)= 1,000 fils.
Banknotes come in denominations of JD20, JD10, JD5, JD1 and JD 0.5.
Official religion
Islam -- Sunni Muslims form the majority, Shiite Muslims a small minority. Christians constitute 4% of the population according to an estimation taken in 1997.
Electricity
220 volts, 60 cycles.
Weights and measures
Metric
Business hours
Government business hours are 8am-2pm
International dialing code
+962
Time zone
GMT + 2 hours
(summer: GMT + 3 hours)
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