Jordan - Demographics

Capital - Amman

Official languages - Arabic

Ethnic groups 98% Arab and 2% others ( Race = mostly Caucasian).
Demonym Jordanian

Government Constitutional monarchy
- King Abdullah II
- Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi

Independence
- End of British League of Nations mandate 25 May 1946

Area
- Total 92,300 km2 (112th)
- 45,495 sq mi
- Water (%) 0.8

Population
- July 2009 estimate 6,342,948 (102nd)
- July 2004 census 5,611,202
- Density 64/km2 (131st)
- 166/sq mi

Currency -Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Time zone UTC+2 (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) UTC+3 (UTC+3)

Drives on the Right

Internet TLD - .jo
Calling code - 962

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. It shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, the West Bank and Israel to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares control of the Dead Sea with Israel, and the coastline of the Gulf of Aqaba with the State of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

Much of Jordan is covered by desert, particularly the Arabian Desert; however the north-western area, with the Jordan River, is regarded as part of the Fertile Crescent. The capital city of Amman is in the north-west. During its history, Jordan has seen numerous civilizations, including such ancient eastern civilizations as the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires. Jordan was for a time part of Pharaonic Egypt, and spawned the native Nabatean civilization which left rich archaeological remains at Petra.

Cultures from the west also left their mark, such as the Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Turkish empires. Since the seventh century the area has been under Muslim and Arab cultures, with the exception of a brief period when the west of the area formed part of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and a short time under British rule.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with representative government. The reigning monarch is the head of state, the chief executive and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The king exercises his executive authority through the prime ministers and the Council of Ministers, or cabinet. The cabinet, meanwhile, is responsible before the elected House of Deputies which, along with the House of Notables (Senate), constitutes the legislative branch of the government. The judicial branch is an independent branch of the government.

courtesy : Wikipedia