The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a sovereign country located in Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia

Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia are terms that describe the westernmost portion of Asia. The terms are partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia...

, bordering Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

 to the north, Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 to the north-east, Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 and the West Bank

West Bank

The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

 to the west, and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 to the east and south. It shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea

Dead Sea

The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...

, and the Gulf of Aqaba

Gulf of Aqaba

The Gulf of Aqaba is a large gulf located at the northern tip of the Red Sea. In pre twentieth-century and modern sources it is often named the Gulf of Eilat, as Eilat is its predominant Israeli city ....

 with Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

, and Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with representative government. The reigning monarch is the head of state, the chief executive and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The king exercises his executive authority through the prime ministers and the Council of Ministers, or cabinet. The cabinet, meanwhile, is responsible before the elected House of Deputies which, along with the House of Notables (Senate), constitutes the legislative branch of the government. The judicial branch is an independent branch of the government.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jordan:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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• Common English country name: Jordan
  Jordan
  Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Jordanian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Jordan
• International rankings of Jordan
  International rankings of Jordan
  The following are the international rankings of Jordan.-Economic:* The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2011, ranked 38th out of 179 countries*International Monetary Fund:...
  
  
• ISO country codes: JO, JOR, 400
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:JO
  ISO 3166-2:JO
  ISO 3166-2:JO is the entry for Jordan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Jordan, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
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  : .jo
  .jo
  .jo is the country code top-level domain for Jordan. A local contact is required to register a domain name under .jo. It is administered by .Jordan also has an internationalized country code top-level domain, الاردن.- Second level domains :...
  
  

Geography of Jordan

• Jordan is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
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  • Eurasia
    Eurasia
    Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
    
    
    • Asia
      Asia
      Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
      
      
      • Southwest Asia
        Southwest Asia
        Western Asia, West Asia, Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia are terms that describe the westernmost portion of Asia. The terms are partly coterminous with the Middle East, which describes a geographical position in relation to Western Europe rather than its location within Asia...
        
        
  • Middle East
    Middle East
    The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
    
    
    • The Levant
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : UTC+02, summer UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Jordan
    Extreme points of Jordan
    -Elevation:*Lowest point: Dead Sea: -408 m. *Highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami: .-Extreme points:*Northernmost point: Tripoint with Syria and Iraq:...
    
    
    • High: Jabal Umm ad Dami
      Jabal Umm ad Dami
      Jabal Umm ad Dami is the highest mountain in Jordan. Its claimed elevation of 1,854 metres is consistent with SRTM data. It is located at , near to the border with Saudi Arabia in the Aqaba Governorate of Jordan....
      
       1854 m (6,083 ft)
    • Low: Dead Sea
      Dead Sea
      The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...
      
       -412 m – lowest point on the surface of the Earth
      Earth
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  • Land boundaries: 1,635 km

 Saudi Arabia 744 km

 Syria 375 km

 Israel 238 km

 Iraq 181 km

 West Bank 97 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Aqaba
  Gulf of Aqaba
  The Gulf of Aqaba is a large gulf located at the northern tip of the Red Sea. In pre twentieth-century and modern sources it is often named the Gulf of Eilat, as Eilat is its predominant Israeli city ....
  
   26 km
• Population of Jordan: 5,924,000 - 104th most populous country
• Area of Jordan: 89,342 km²
• Atlas of Jordan

Environment of Jordan

• Climate of Jordan
• Environmental issues in Jordan
• Ecoregions in Jordan
• Renewable energy in Jordan
• Geology of Jordan
• Protected areas of Jordan
  • Biosphere reserves in Jordan
  • National parks of Jordan
• Wildlife of Jordan
  Wildlife of Jordan
  Wildlife of Jordan includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The wildlife of Jordan is not known for its quantity or variety, although Palaeolithic remains prove that the region once had bears, lions, zebras, elephants, and rhinoceroses, but these species are all now extinct in this...
  
  
  • Flora of Jordan
  • Fauna of Jordan
    • Birds of Jordan
    • Mammals of Jordan
  • Nature reserves
• Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility
  Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility
  The Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility is a proposed national storage facility in Amman for Jordan's radioactive waste and nuclear materials....
  
  

Natural geographic features of Jordan

• Glaciers of Jordan
• Islands of Jordan
• Lakes of Jordan
• Mountains of Jordan
  • Volcanoes in Jordan
• Rivers of Jordan
  • Waterfalls of Jordan
• Valleys of Jordan
• World Heritage Sites in Jordan

Governorates of Jordan

The Governorates of Jordan

Governorates	Area (km²)	Population (end of 2007 est.)	Density (/km²)
Ajlun	420	131,600	313.3
Amman Amman Governorate Officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima , Amman Governorate is one of the governorates - locally known as muhafazat - in Jordan. This governorate's capital is the City of Amman, It is also Jordan's capital...	7,579	2,220,500	293.0
Aqaba Aqaba Governorate Aqaba is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population....	6,900	120,200	17.4
Balqa Balqa Balqa is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by Area...	1,119	383,400	342.6
Irbid Irbid Governorate Irbid or Irbed is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. The capital of the governorate of Irbid is the city of Irbid...	1,572	1,018,700	648.0
Jerash Jerash Governorate Jerash is one of the governorates of Jordan; it is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. It carrys the name of its capital and largest city, Jerash City....	410	171,700	418.8
Kerak	3,495	223,200	63.9
Ma'an Ma'an Governorate Ma'an is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.-History:...	32,832	108,800	3.3
Madaba Madaba Governorate Madaba, is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south west of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Madaba. The governorate is ranked eighth by population and by area in Jordan...	940	143100	152.2
Mafraq Mafraq Governorate Mafraq is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 254,219 with a percentage of 4.5% of Jordan's population...	26,541	263,200	9.9
Tafilah Tafilah Governorate Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this...	2,209	80,100	36.3
Zarqa Zarqa Governorate Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...	4,761	852,700	179.1

Nahias of Jordan

Governorate	Nahia(s)
Ajlun Governorate	Ajlun Kofranjah
Amman Governorate Amman Governorate Officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima , Amman Governorate is one of the governorates - locally known as muhafazat - in Jordan. This governorate's capital is the City of Amman, It is also Jordan's capital...	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost... Al Jizah Al Jizah, Jordan -External links:**... Al-Mwwqqar Al-Qwesmeh University (Jubaiha) Naour Naour Naour Na’our is region number 26 in Greater Amman Municipality , located at the west side of the Capital, with 26 neighborhoods or residential concentrations. The land space of Na’our amounts to 87 KM2, i.e.5,19% of the total landscape of GAM. Its population is 100,000 inhabitants, and it is... Sahab Marka (Jordan) Wadi Al Seer Wadi Al Seer Valley of the Orchads , is a municipality approximately Northwest of the Jordanian capital's centre, on the outskirts of Ammān.-Wadi'è Sér City:...
Aqaba Governorate Aqaba Governorate Aqaba is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population....	Al-Qasabah Al-Quwairah Wadi Araba
Balqa Governorate	Al-Balqa Ardhah Salt Salt In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral... Deir Alla Deir Alla Deir Alla , is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town thought to be Pitru/Pethor.-History:... Shuna al-Janibiyya
Irbid Governorate Irbid Governorate Irbid or Irbed is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. The capital of the governorate of Irbid is the city of Irbid...	Al-Aghwar Shamaliyyeh Ar Ramtha Bani Knana Hariema Irbid Kora Mazar Shamaliyyeh Tayybeh Wastiyyeh
Jerash Governorate Jerash Governorate Jerash is one of the governorates of Jordan; it is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. It carrys the name of its capital and largest city, Jerash City....	Jerash
Karak Governorate Karak Governorate Karak is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is Al Karak. It borders Madaba and the Capital Governorates to the north, Ma'an Governorate from the east, Tafilah Governorate from the south, and the Dead Sea form the west.-Ancient History:The...	Ayy Faqqu Al-Karak Al-Mazar al-Janubiyya Al-Mazra'a Al-Qasr Al-Safi
Ma'an Governorate Ma'an Governorate Ma'an is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.-History:...	Al-Husanyniyya Ash-Shibek Ayi Ma'an Wadi Musa
Madaba Governorate Madaba Governorate Madaba, is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south west of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Madaba. The governorate is ranked eighth by population and by area in Jordan...	Dhiban Madaba
Mafraq Governorate Mafraq Governorate Mafraq is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 254,219 with a percentage of 4.5% of Jordan's population...	Al-Mafraq Ar-Ruwayshid Bal'ama Sabha Sama as-Sarhan
Tafilah Governorate Tafilah Governorate Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this...	Al-Hasa Al-Tafila Birsayra
Zarqa Governorate Zarqa Governorate Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...	Al-Azraq Az-Zarqa Birin

Municipalities of Jordan

• Capital of Jordan: Amman
• Cities of Jordan

Government and politics of Jordan

Main article: Government of Jordan

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
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   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
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   constitutional monarchy
  Constitutional monarchy
  Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution...
  
  
• Capital of Jordan: Amman

• Elections in Jordan
  Elections in Jordan
  Jordan elects a legislature on the national level. The National Assembly has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies has 110 members, 104 elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies and 6 female members by a special electoral college. Of the 110 seats, Christians are reserved 9 seats...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Jordan
• Political scandals of Jordan
• Taxation in Jordan

Executive branch of the government of Jordan

• Head of state
  Head of State
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  : Abdullah II
  Abdullah II of Jordan
  Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
  
  , King of Jordan
• Head of government
  Head of government
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  : Nader al-Dahabi, Prime Minister of Jordan
• Cabinet of Jordan
  Cabinet of Jordan
  The Cabinet of Jordan is the chief executive body of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.- Current Cabinet :Sworn in 9 February 2011.- External links :*, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Jordan

• Parliament of Jordan
  Parliament of Jordan
  The Parliament of Jordan is the bicameral Jordanian National Assembly: "Majlis al-Umma". Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Assembly of Senators and the Chamber of Deputies .The Assembly of Senators has 60 members, all of whom are directly appointed...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
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    : Senate of Jordan
  • Lower house
    Lower house
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    : Chamber of Deputies of Jordan

Judicial branch of the government of Jordan

• Supreme Court of Jordan

Foreign relations of Jordan

• Diplomatic missions in Jordan
• Diplomatic missions of Jordan

International organization membership

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a member of:

• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
  Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
  The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa is a financial institution funded by the Governments of the Member States of the League of Arab States on 18 February 1974 . It is an independent international institution enjoying international legal status and autonomy in administrative and...
  
   (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is a Kuwait-based, pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around USD 7.3 billion in assets....
  
   (AFESD)
• Arab Monetary Fund
  Arab Monetary Fund
  The Arab Monetary Fund is a regional Arab organization, founded 1976, and operational from 1977. It is a working sub-organization of the Arab League.-Objectives:...
  
   (AMF)
• Council of Arab Economic Unity
  Council of Arab Economic Unity
  The Council of Arab Economic Unity was established by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen on 3 June 1957...
  
   (CAEU)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
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   (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
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   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce
  International Chamber of Commerce
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   (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
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   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)

• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
  The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
  
   (PCA)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
  
   (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia
  United Nations Mission in Liberia
  The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
  
   (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...
  
   (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the...
  
   (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
  United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
  The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
  
   (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
  United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
  United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to 5 million Palestine refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the West Bank and the Gaza...
  
   (UNRWA)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
  United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
  The United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is...
  
   (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Jordan

• Capital punishment in Jordan
• Constitution of Jordan
  Constitution of Jordan
  The Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was adopted on January 11, 1952 and has been amended many times. It defines the hereditary monarchic rule with a parliamentary system of representation...
  
  
• Crime in Jordan
• Human rights in Jordan
  Human rights in Jordan
  Human rights in Jordan continues to be a matter of concern for many in and outside of the country, including international human rights groups.-Overview:...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Jordan
  • Freedom of religion in Jordan
    Freedom of religion in Jordan
    The Constitution provides for the freedom to practice the rights of one's religion and faith in accordance with the customs that are observed in the Kingdom, unless they violate public order or morality. The state religion is Islam...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Jordan
  Law enforcement in Jordan
  Law enforcement in Jordan is the purview of the "Public Security Force" , the Jordanian national police, which is subordinate to the Public Security Directorate of the Ministry of Interior.-History:...
  
  

Military of Jordan

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
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    • Ministry of Defence
• Forces
  • Army of Jordan
  • Navy of Jordan
  • Air Force of Jordan
  • Royal Special Forces
    Royal Special Forces
    The Royal Special Forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces were founded in 1963 on the orders of the late King Hussein Bin Talal. In the early 1970s Jordan's Special Forces were developed and assigned the tasks of reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, search and evacuation, combat, and the protection of...
    
    
  • His Majesty's Special Security
    His Majesty's Special Security
    His Majesty's Special Security is a unit of the armed forces of Jordan. The current commander is unknown.-Former commanders:Lieutenant-Colonel His Royal Highness Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein was the commander from 1999 until January 28, 2008....
    
    
  • Royal Maintenance Corps
    Royal Maintenance Corps (Jordan)
    The Royal Maintenance Corps "silah al siyana al-malaki" is a branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces. It must furnish continuous operation to the field and is responsible for flow of parts, and for every vehicle being operational and ready for battle...
    
    
  • General Intelligence Department
  • Public Security Directorate
  • King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau
    King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau
    The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau is a Jordanian defence company. The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau was established by Royal Decree on 24 August 1999 to provide an indigenous capability for the supply of scientific and technical services to the Jordanian Armed Forces...
    
    
• Military history
  • Desert Force
    Desert Force
    The Desert Force , AKA Desert Patrol, was a paramilitary force of Transjordan. Its main task was to guard Jordanian borders with neighboring Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria as well as to provide protection for oil pipe lines of Iraqi Petroleum Company .It also participated in campaigns of Syria and...
    
    
  • Arab Legion
    Arab Legion
    The Arab Legion was the regular army of Transjordan and then Jordan in the early part of the 20th century.-Creation:...
    
    
  • Transjordan Frontier Force
    Transjordan Frontier Force
    The Transjordan Frontier Force was formed, on 1 April 1926, as a para-military border guard to defend Trans-Jordan's northern and southern borders. The TJFF was also an Imperial Service regiment whose Imperial Service soldiers agreed to serve wherever required and not just within the borders of...
    
    
• Military ranks

History of Jordan

Main article: History of Jordan

History of Jordan

The History of Jordan starts with evidence of human activity in Transjordan in the Paleolithic period , continues with the Muslim empires starting in the19th century, the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, the Great Arab Revolt and the British mandate of Transjordan in the early 20th century, and...

, Timeline of the history of Jordan, and Current events of Jordan

• Economic history of Jordan
• Military history of Jordan

Culture of Jordan

• Architecture of Jordan
• Cuisine of Jordan
• Ethnic minorities in Jordan
• Festivals in Jordan
• Humor in Jordan
• Languages of Jordan
• Media in Jordan
• National symbols of Jordan
  • Coat of arms of Jordan
    Coat of arms of Jordan
    On August 25, 1934, the Executive Council issued Directive No. 558 declaring the Coat of Arms , as the official emblem of the country and outlining its specific design layout. On February 21, 1982, the Council of Ministers issued the official Notification No...
    
    
  • Flag of Jordan
    Flag of Jordan
    The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 16 April 1928, is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors stand are the Pan-Arab Colors, representing...
    
    
  • National Anthem of Jordan
• People of Jordan
• Prostitution in Jordan
• Public holidays in Jordan
  Public holidays in Jordan
  Public holidays in Jordan.Note: Holidays in Jordan are often flexible. It is common for the government to change the day which a holiday is supposed to be celebrated on to another day — usually to prolong weekend....
  
  
• Records of Jordan
• Religion in Jordan
  Religion in Jordan
  The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a majority Muslim country, with 90% of the population following Sunni Islam while a small minority of around 2% follow Shia Islam and Sufism. Jordan also has a indigenous Christian minority, making up around 8% of the population, mainly Catholic, Church of the...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Jordan
  • Christianity in Jordan
    Christianity in Jordan
    Christians have resided in the territory constituting the modern state of Jordan since shortly after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, early in the 1st century AD. Jordanian Christians now number at about 400,000 people, or 6% of the population of approximately 6,500,000, which is lower than the...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Jordan
  • Islam in Jordan
    Islam in Jordan
    More than 90 percent of population in Jordan adhered to Sunni Islam in the late 1980s. Although observance was not always orthodox, devotion to and identification with the faith was high. Islam was the established religion, and as such its institutions received government support. The 1952...
    
    
  • Judaism in Jordan
  • Sikhism in Jordan
• World Heritage Sites in Jordan

Art in Jordan

• Art in Jordan
  Art in Jordan
  There are many forms of Jordanian art. Art in Jordan is plentiful, there are many local artists, as well as Arab and those who live abroad frequently have exhibitions in different art galleries in Jordan. In addition to an art museum in Jabal Luwiebdeh, there is Darat Al Funun, a very prestigious...
  
  
• Cinema of Jordan
  Cinema of Jordan
  Jordan is a country with strong political support and a variety of locations that have been used by filmmakers from all over the world. Films that have been shot in Jordan include Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade which was filmed in Petra' in 1988. Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean was...
  
  
• Literature of Jordan
• Music of Jordan
  Music of Jordan
  The traditional music of Jordan has a long history. Rural zajal songs, with improvised poetry played with a Mijwiz, Tablah, Arghul, Oud, rabab and reed pipe ensemble accompanying is popular...
  
  
• Television in Jordan
• Theatre in Jordan

Sports in Jordan

• Football in Jordan
  Football in Jordan
  The sport of football in the country of Jordan is run by the Jordan Football Association. The association administers the national football team as well as the Jordan League....
  
  
• Jordan at the Olympics
  Jordan at the Olympics
  Jordan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Jordan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 100th (one hundredth)

• Agriculture in Jordan
  Agriculture in Jordan
  Agriculture in Jordan contributed substantially to the economy at the time of Jordan's independence, but it subsequently suffered a decades-long steady decline. In the early 1950s, agriculture constituted almost 40 percent of GNP; on the eve of the June 1967 War, it was 17 percent.By the mid-1980s,...
  
  
• Banking in Jordan
  • Central Bank
    Central Bank of Jordan
    The Central Bank of Jordan is the central bank of Jordan whose main duties include the release and distribution of the Jordanian currency and the maintenance of a national reserve of gold and foreign currencies...
    
    
• Communications in Jordan
  Communications in Jordan
  Jordan has a highly developed communications infrastructure. Jordan's telecom infrastructure is growing at a very rapid pace and continually being updated and expanded. Jordan's telecom industry remains the most competitive in the Middle East...
  
  
  • Internet in Jordan
• Companies of Jordan

• Currency of Jordan
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
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  Jordanian dinar
  The dinar is the currency of Jordan. The dinar is divided into 10 dirham, 100 qirsh or 1000 fils....
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
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• Economy of Jordan
  Economy of Jordan
  The economy of Jordan is robust and growing. Its GDP per capita soared by 351% in the 1970s, and after only a slight decline of 30% in the 1980s, grew once again by 36% in the 1990s. Jordan is classified as an emerging market...
  
  
• Energy in Jordan
  Energy in Jordan
  Energy in Jordan describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Jordan. Jordan is among the highest in the world in dependency on foreign energy sources, 96% of the country's energy needs come from imported oil and natural gas from neighboring Arab countries. This complete...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Jordan
  • Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
    Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
    Jordan Atomic Energy Commission was established in place of the Jordan Nuclear Energy Commission. The main objective of the JAEC is to promote and develop peaceful utilization of atomic energy.-Objectives:...
    
    
  • Oil industry in Jordan
• Mining in Jordan
  • Oil shale in Jordan
    Oil shale in Jordan
    Oil shale in Jordan represents a significant resource. Oil shale deposits in Jordan underlie more than 60% of Jordanian territory, with the total resources estimated at 40 to 70 billion tonnes of oil shale. The deposits include a high quality marinite oil shale of Late Cretaceous to early...
    
    
• Jordan Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Jordan
  Tourism in Jordan
  Tourism is one of the most important sectors in Jordan's economy. In 2010, 8 million tourists from various countries visited Jordan, with tourist receipts amounting to about 3.5 billion dollars...
  
  
  • Petra world heritage site
    Petra
    Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited...
    
    
• Transport in Jordan
  Transport in Jordan
  With the exception of a railway system, Jordan has a developed public and private transportation system. There are three international airports in Jordan. Railways are not commonly used for passenger transport in Jordan, the only passenger railway is that connecting Amman to Damascus in Syria.-...
  
  
  • Airports
  • Railways
  • Royal Jordanian Airlines
    Royal Jordanian
    Royal Jordanian Airlines is the flag carrier of Jordan with its head office in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport at Amman Jordan. Royal Jordanian is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization...
    
    
  • Aqaba seaport
    Aqaba
    Aqaba is a coastal city in the far south of Jordan, the capital of Aqaba Governorate at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport. Aqaba is best known today as a diving and beach resort, but industrial activity remains important...
    
    
  • Roads in Jordan
• Water supply and sanitation in Jordan
  Water supply and sanitation in Jordan
  Water supply and sanitation in Jordan is characterized by severe water scarcity, which has been exacerbated by forced immigration as a result of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Six-Day War in 1967, the Gulf War of 1990 and the Iraq War of 2003. Jordan is considered as one of the ten most water...
  
  

See also

• Index of Jordan-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Jordan-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
  Outline of Asia
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia:Asia – world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• The King of Jordan
• Government of Jordan
• Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
• Jordan Tourism Board
• Jordan News Agency (Petra)
• Jordan pictures