Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Capital: Amman

Total Area: 35,637 sq mi,92,300.00 sq km,(slightly smaller than Indiana)

Population: 5,153,378 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 11,772,789

Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes

Literacy: 86.6% total, 93.4% male, 79.4% female (1995 est.)

Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy: 75.1 male, 80.12 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: constitutional monarchy

Currency: 1 Jordanian dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils

GDP (per capita): $3,500 (2000 est.)

Industry: phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing, tourism

Agriculture: wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry

Arable Land: 4%

Natural Resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil

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