July 4th, 2011 / October 15th, 2018
Facts and Figures of Jordan
Jordan
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.)We would like to ask you something …
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