Political leadership
King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (since 1999)
Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz (since 14 June 2018)
Land
Total 89,342 sq km;
Land 88,802 sq km;
Water 540 sq km (country comparison to the world: 113)
Boundaries
total: 1,744 km
Border countries
| Iraq |
179 km |
Israel |
307 km |
Saudi Arabia |
731 km |
| Syria |
379 km |
West Bank |
148 km |
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Coastline
26 km
Population
10.05 million (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 34.35% 15-64 years: 61.96% 65+ 3.69% (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
2.55% (2017 est.)
Urbanisation
91% of total population (2018 est.)
Major cities
AMMAN (capital) 4.01 million (42%); Irbid 1.77 million (18.6%); Al Zarqa 1.364 million (14.3) (2015)
Ethnic groups
Arab 97.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian) (2015 est.)
Religions
Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox), other 0.6% (2010 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)
Literacy
(Age 15+ can read and write) total population: 95.4%; male: 97.7%; female: 92.9% (2015 est.)
Real GDP
$31.42 billion (2017); $30.81 billion (2016)
GDP growth
1.97% (2017); 2% (2016)
GDP per capita
$3,238.3 (2017 est.); $3,258.5 (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
14.92% (2017 est.); 15.27% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line
0.1% (2010); Jordan has not released poverty estimates since 2010
Public debt
95.9% of GDP (2017 est.); 95.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate
3.3% (2017)
