Political leadership

King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (since 1999)

Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki (since 29 May 2016)

Land

total: 89,342 sq km

Boundaries

total: 1,635 km

Border countries

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

Coastline

26 km

Population

8,117,564 (2015 est.) (country comparison to the world: 98)

Age structure

0-14 years: 35.4% 15-64 years: 60.7% 65+ 3.9% (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

0.83% (2015 est.)

Urbanisation

Urban population: 83.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanisation: 3.79% annual rate of change (2010-2015 est.)

Major cities

Amman (capital) 1.155 million (2015 est.) Greater Amman area 2,473,400; Az Zarqa 951,800; Irbid 460,090 (2012)

Ethnic groups

Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%

Religions

Sunni Muslim (official) 97.2 %, Christian 6% (of which the majority Greek Orthodox), other 2.2% (Shia Muslim, Druze) (2010 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English (among upper and middle classes)

Literacy

(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 95.4%; male: 97.7% female: 92.9% (2015 est).

GDP

$82.99 billion (2015 est.) $80.69 billion (2014 est.)

GDP Real growth rate

2.9% (2015 est.) 3.1% (2014 est.)

GDP per capita (PPP)

$12,400 (2015 est.) $12,100 (2014 est.)

Unemployment rate

total 13% (2015 est.), youth (15-24) 29.3% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line

13% (2008 est.)

Public debt

79.2% of GDP (2015 est.) 80.8% of GDP (2014 est.)

Inflation rate

-0.7% (2015 est.)