Outline of Jordan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jordan:
Relief map of Jordan
Jordan – country located in Southwest Asia, bordering Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the Palestinian territories to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea with Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 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.
Increasing Urbanization
Jordan's population became significantly urbanized during the sixties, reaching a rate of urbanization of over 80% in 2011. This is due to Rural to urban migration, the arrival of refugees from Palestinian and Syria, and displaced persons who mostly settled in camps and services of UNRWA.[1]
General reference
A basic map of Jordan
- Pronunciation:AL URDON
- Common English country name: Jordan
- Official English country name: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Jordanian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Jordan
- International rankings of Jordan
- ISO country codes: JO, JOR, 400
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:JO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .jo
Geography of Jordan
A topographic map of Jordan
- Jordan is: an Arab country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+02, summer UTC+03
- Extreme points of Jordan
- High: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m (6,083 ft)
- Low: Dead Sea −412 m (−1,352 ft) – lowest point on the surface of the Earth
- Land boundaries: 1,635 km
Saudi Arabia 744 km
Syria 375 km
Israel 238 km
Iraq 181 km
Palestinian territories 97 km
- Coastline: Gulf of Aqaba 26 km
- Population of Jordan: 5,924,000 - 104th most populous country
- Area of Jordan: 89,342 km2
- Atlas of Jordan
Environment of Jordan
Satellite map of the Middle East with Jordan in the center.
- Climate of Jordan
- Renewable energy in Jordan
- Geology of Jordan
- Protected areas of Jordan
- Biosphere reserves in Jordan
- National parks of Jordan
- Wildlife of Jordan
- Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility
Natural geographic features of Jordan
- Glaciers of Jordan
- Islands of Jordan
- Lakes of Jordan
- Mountains of Jordan
- Volcanoes in Jordan
- Rivers of Jordan
- Waterfalls of Jordan
- Valleys of Jordan
- World Heritage Sites in Jordan
Regions of Jordan
Regions of Jordan
Administrative divisions of Jordan
Governorates of Jordan
Map of the governorates of Jordan.
| Governorates of Jordan | ||||||||||
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| Governorate | Area[2] (km²) | Population[3] | Urban[3] | Rural[3] | Density[2] (people/km²) | Capital | ||||
| 1 | Irbid | 1,572 | 1,137,100 | 943,000 | 194,100 | 723.4 | Irbid | |||
| 2 | Ajloun | 420 | 146,900 | 111,500 | 35,400 | 350.1 | Ajloun | |||
| 3 | Jerash | 410 | 191,700 | 120,100 | 71,600 | 467.8 | Jerash | |||
| 4 | Mafraq | 26,551 | 300,300 | 117,800 | 182,500 | 11.3 | Mafraq | |||
| North Region | 28,953 | 1,776,000 | 1,292,400 | 483,600 | 61.3 | |||||
| 5 | Balqa | 1,120 | 428,000 | 307,400 | 120,600 | 382.0 | Salt | |||
| 6 | Amman | 7,579 | 2,473,400 | 2,325,500 | 147,900 | 326.3 | Amman | |||
| 7 | Zarqa | 4,761 | 951,800 | 899,800 | 52,000 | 199.9 | Zarqa | |||
| 8 | Madaba | 940 | 159,700 | 114,000 | 45,700 | 170.0 | Madaba | |||
| Central Region | 14,400 | 4,012,900 | 3,646,700 | 366,200 | 278.7 | |||||
| 9 | Karak | 3,495 | 249,100 | 87,200 | 161,900 | 71.3 | Al Karak | |||
| 10 | Tafilah | 2,209 | 89,400 | 63,800 | 25,600 | 40.5 | Tafilah | |||
| 11 | Ma'an | 32,832 | 121,400 | 66,600 | 54,800 | 3.7 | Ma'an | |||
| 12 | Aqaba | 6,905 | 139,200 | 119,700 | 19,500 | 20.2 | Aqaba | |||
| South Region | 45,441 | 599,100 | 337,300 | 261,800 | 13.2 | |||||
| Total | 88,794 | 6,388,000 | 5,276,400 (82.6%) | 1,111,600 (17.4%) | 71.9 | |||||
Nahias of Jordan
Nahias of Jordan.
| Governorate | Nahia(s) |
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| Ajlun Governorate |
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| Amman Governorate | |
| Aqaba Governorate |
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| Balqa Governorate | |
| Irbid Governorate |
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| Jerash Governorate | |
| Karak Governorate |
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| Ma'an Governorate | |
| Madaba Governorate | |
| Mafraq Governorate | |
| Tafilah Governorate |
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| Zarqa Governorate |
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Demography of Jordan
Government and politics of Jordan
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Government of Jordan
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Jordan: Amman
- Elections in Jordan
- Political parties in Jordan
Branches of the government of Jordan
Government of Jordan
Executive branch of the government of Jordan
Legislative branch of the government of Jordan
Judicial branch of the government of Jordan
Court system of Jordan
- Supreme Court of Jordan
Foreign relations of Jordan
- Diplomatic missions in Jordan
- Diplomatic missions of Jordan
International organization membership
Jordan is a member of:[4]
Law and order in Jordan
Military of Jordan
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Jordan
- Navy of Jordan
- Air Force of Jordan
- Royal Special Forces
- His Majesty's Special Security
- Royal Maintenance Corps
- General Intelligence Department
- Public Security Directorate
- King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau
- Military history
- Military ranks
Local governments in Jordan
Local governments in Jordan
History of Jordan
Culture of Jordan
- Architecture of Jordan
- Cuisine of Jordan
- Festivals in Jordan
- Languages of Jordan
- Media in Jordan
- National symbols of Jordan
- People of Jordan
- Prostitution in Jordan
- Public holidays in Jordan
- Records of Jordan
- Religion in Jordan
- Christianity in Jordan
- Hinduism in Jordan
- Islam in Jordan
- Judaism in Jordan
- Sikhism in Jordan
- World Heritage Sites in Jordan
Art in Jordan
- Art in Jordan
- Cinema of Jordan
- Literature of Jordan
- Music of Jordan
- Television in Jordan
- Theatre in Jordan
Economy and infrastructure of Jordan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 100th (one hundredth)
- Agriculture in Jordan
- Banking in Jordan
- Communications in Jordan
- Internet in Jordan
- Companies of Jordan
- Currency of Jordan: Dinar
- ISO 4217: JOD
- Economy of Jordan
- Energy in Jordan
- Energy policy of Jordan
- Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
- Oil industry in Jordan
- Mining in Jordan
- Jordan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Jordan
- Transport in Jordan
- Airports
- Railways
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Aqaba seaport
- Roads in Jordan
- Water supply and sanitation in Jordan
Education in Jordan
See also
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Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Jordan-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Jordan-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- "Changes in the Regional Distribution of the Population". Altas_of_jordan. Open Edition. Contemporain publications. Presses de l’Ifpo. 2014-06-11. pp. 257–267. ISBN 9782351594384.
- "Estimated Population of the Kingdom, Area (Km2) and Population Density by Governorate, at End-year 2012" (PDF). Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- "Estimated Population of the Kingdom by Urban* and Rural, at End-year 2012" (PDF). Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- "Jordan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- The King of Jordan
- Government of Jordan
- Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
- Jordan Tourism Board
- Jordan News Agency (Petra)
Jordan travel guide from Wikivoyage- Outline of Jordan at Curlie
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