Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah

Area: 35,300 square miles / 91,400 square kilometers

Arable land: 4%

Topography: About 88% of Jordan is arid. The fertile areas are in the west. The only seaport is on the short coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares the Dead Sea with Israel and the West Bank.

Population: 5,153,378 (2002)
Population Density: 146/square mile
Age Distribution: Below 15: 37.2%. 65 or older: 3.3%
Urban Population: 74%

Constitutional monarchy
Capital: Amman
Arab 98%

Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts: 1998, 2002.
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