Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

It is an Arab Muslim country, located in the north of the Arabian Peninsula and in Western Asia. Syria is bordered from the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia from the south and south-east, and Palestine from the West and named Jordan relative to the Jordan River, which passes on its western border, and Amman is the capital of Jordan.

official language

The official language is Arabic, and English is the first foreign language

Regime

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a hereditary parliamentary monarch. His Majesty King Abdullah II is the head of the three powers and the supreme commander of the armed forces.

Jordan flag

Flag symbolizes the roots of the Kingdom strike in the Great Arab Revolution (1916), As it adapted from its flag. Represent the colors black, white and green of the Abbasids and Umayyads and the Fatimids of Arabs, while the red triangle, which combines parts of the flag represents the Hashemite family. The Islamic Seven star in the middle of the red triangle symbolizes to Fateha in the Holy Quran.

Diversity of the population

According to the 2005 census, Jordan has a population of 5,700,000. Arabs make up the vast majority (98%) of the population, and there are other ethnic groups of the Circassia’s (1%) and Armenians (1%). The population density is concentrated in the center and the north of the country. The official religion is Islam, making up 92% of Sunni Muslims. While the percentage of followers of other Islamic sects of the Druze (2%). Christianity (6%) of the population, most of which belong to the Orthodox Church.

Area and Climate

The total area of the Kingdom reaches 92,300 square kilometers, the land of which is 91,971 square kilometers, and the water is 329 square kilometers. The total length of the border is 1,635 km divided as follows 744 km shared with Saudi Arabia, 375 with Syria, 238 km with the 1948 Green Line, 181 km with Iraq, and the least 97 with the West Bank. The water border is 26 km. Jordan has access to the Red Sea through the city of Aqaba, located in the far north of the Gulf of Aqaba. The lowest point is the Dead Sea, at -408 m below sea level. The highest peak is on Um al-Dami mountain 1854 meters.

Official currency

The official currency of the country is the Jordanian Dinar, which is equivalent to 1000 Fils or 100 piasters. It is available in the form of banknotes in denominations of 50 dinars, 20 dinars, ten dinars, five dinars, and one dinar. It is available in the form of coins of half dinar, quarter dinar, 100 fils, 50 fils, 25 fils, ten fils and five fils