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Jordan

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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

After World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. In 1921, Britain demarcated from Palestine a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan and recognized ABDALLAH I from the Hashemite family as the country's first leader. The Hashemites also controlled the Hijaz, or the western coastal area of modern-day Saudi Arabia, until 1925, when IBN SAUD and Wahhabi tribes pushed them out. The country gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country has had four kings.

Capital
Amman
Government
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Population
11,312,507
Area
89,342 sq km
Location
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq
Climate
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Natural resources
phosphates; potash; shale oil
Languages
Arabic (official); English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
Religions
Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni); Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox; but some Greek and Roman Catholics…
Independence
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
Administrative divisions
12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman…
Currency
Jordanian dinars (JOD)
Export partners
USA 21%; India 13%; Saudi Arabia 11%; China 7%…
Import partners
China 17%; Saudi Arabia 14%; UAE 8%; India 6%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

12 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
IrbidProvinceJO-IR
MadabaProvinceJO-MD
KarakProvinceJO-KA
TafilahProvinceJO-AT
AqabaProvinceJO-AQ
BalqaProvinceJO-BA
MafraqProvinceJO-MA
Ma`anProvinceJO-MN
AmmanProvinceJO-AM
ZarqaProvinceJO-AZ
AjlunProvinceJO-AJ
JarashProvinceJO-JA

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Currency
Jordanian dinars (JOD)
Languages
Arabic (official); English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
Government
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Climate
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)

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