Jordan Facts

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)
More Information	Jordan
Largest Cities	Amman (1,275,857) Zarqa (792,665) Irbid (307,480) Russeifa (268,237) Wadi as Sir (181,212) 'Ajlun (125,557) Aqaba (95,048) Madaba (82,335) As Salt (80,189) Ar Ramtha (74,901) View all cities in Jordan

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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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.