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Jordan

Presentation

Capital: Amman

Population

Total Population (million): 5.72
Annual growth rate: 3.17%
Density: 63 inhab./km²
Urban population: 82.62%
Population of principal cities: Amman (1036330); Zarqa (395227); Irbid (250645); Al Rusayfah (227735); Al Quwaysimah (135500); Wadi as Sir (122032)
Ethnic Origins: 98% Arabs (half of them Palestinians), 1% Circassians, 1% Armenians.
Official Language: Arabic.
Other languages spoken: The Adhyge language, the Domari language, Armenian.
Business language: English
Religion: Muslims 90%, Christians 6%.
Literacy rate: 91.13%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Amman

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 88,780 km²
Type of State: Hashemite Kingdom. Constitutional monarchy where the King has absolute powers.
Type of economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market
An economy dependent on petroleum exports and international aid.
HID*: 0.773
HDI (world rank): 86/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Amman
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22°

Low: 13°  |  High: 22°

Humidity: 29%  |  Wind: 22 km/h
Sunrise: 5:55 am  |  Sunset: 4:44 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Jordan, dial 00
To call in Jordan, dial 962
Internet suffix: .jo
Computers: 0.0
Telephone lines: 0.0
Internet users: 0.0
Access to electricity: 100% of the population

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
63/100
Position:
Moderatly free
World Rank:
58 out of 157
Regional Rank:
5 out of 17

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
5/7
Civil liberties:
4/7
Ranking:
Partly Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
122/169
Evolution:
13 places down compared to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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