Jordan Geography

Country Name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Capital City: Amman

Population: 6,053,193 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 2.412% (2007 est.)

Currency: Jordanian dinar (JOD)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 92,300 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 15.4% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2006)

Domain extension: .jo

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF JORDAN

Location:

Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

31 00 N, 36 00 E

Area - total:

92,300 sq km

Area - total:

92,300 sq km

Area - land:

91,971 sq km

Area - water:

329 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,635 km

Border Countries:

Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km

Terrain:

mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River

Elevation - highest point:

Jabal Ram 1,734 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Dead Sea -408 m

Natural Resources:

phosphates, potash, shale oil

Arable Land:

3.32%

Permanent Crops:

1.18%

Other Land Use:

95.5% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

droughts; periodic earthquakes