Jordan Facts

Name: Jordan
(long form) Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capital City: Amman (1,919,000 pop.)
(2,125,000 metro)
Jordan Population: 6,482,081 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Jordanian dinar
(conversion rates)

50 dinars
Ethnicity: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
GDP total: $38.67 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,000 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Largest Cities: (by population) Amman, Irbid
Name: Aramaic Yarden in origin, meaning "down-flowing," or "one who descends," and is named after the River Jordan
National Day: May 25
Religion: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations)
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Jordan's Information

Land Area	88,802 km²
Water Area	540 km²
Total Area	89,342km² (#110)
Population	8,185,384 (#96)
Population Density	92.18/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$86.19 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$11,100
Currency	Dinar (JOD)
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