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Map of Jordan

Flag of Jordan

General InformationNationality: JordanianEthnic groups: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%,

Armenian 1%Languages: Arabic (official), English (widely

understood among upper and middle classes)Religions: Sunni Muslim 92% (official), Christian

6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)

Jordan is about the size of Indiana.

Hashemite Kingdom

General Information cont.Population: 6,508,271 (July 2011 est.)Birth Rate: 0.984% (2011 est.)Capital: AmmanSex Ratio: 1.06, more men till around 65 years old then

the ratio changes from 1.06 to .97Life Expectancy: 79.5 years old81 years for female, 78 for male.HIV/AIDS: fewer then 500 people have itMortality Rate:15.83 deaths/per 1,000 live births

To the left is a part of Jordan’s desert.To the other left it one of Jordan’s cliffs along the 26 miles of ocean that this country borders.

GeographyLocation: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia,

between Israel (to the west) and IraqArea: 89,342 sq kmNatural Resources: phosphates, potash, shale oilTerrain: mostly desert plateau in east, highland

area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River

Highest elevation: Jabal Umm ad Dami(mountain) 1,854 m

Natural Hazards: droughts; periodic earthquakesEnvironmental current issues: limited natural

freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

Jordan

Physical map

GovernmentType: “constitutional monarchy”, the stability has gone down

in the past year due to the Arab awakeningIndependence day: Independence Day, 25 May (1946)Legal system: mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic

religious law; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal

Chief of State: King Abdullah II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince Hussein (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King Abdullah II

Head of government: Prime Minister Awn Shawkat Khasawnah (since 24 October 2011); Deputy Prime Minister Tawfiq Kreishan (since 2 July 2011)

Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch; note - on 1 February 2011 the King dismissed the cabinet and designated Marouf al-Bakhit the new prime minister

National Symbol: The EagleJordan's King Abdullah II

An eagle

EconomyGDP: $34.53 billion (2010 est.)GDP real growth rate: 3.1% (2010 est.)Population below poverty line: 14.2% (2002)Unemployment rate: 12.5% (2010 est.)Public debt: 61.2% of GDP (2010 est.)Agricultural products: citrus, tomatoes,

cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy

Income per capita: $5,400

Education89% literacy rate (84% female 95% male)Everyone over the age of 15 can read and

writeRequired school years is 10% of GDP spent on literacy is N/A for this I do

not know

Relationship with U.SThe United States and Jordan have had a good

relationship for over four decades.U.S. policy seeks to reinforce Jordan's commitment to

peace, stability, and moderation. Through economic and military assistance and

through close political cooperation, the United States has helped Jordan maintain its stability and prosperity.

The United States has provided Jordan with economic assistance totaling more than $9 billion since 1952.

Funds to develop health care, education, construction to increase water availability.

Sharia in JordanThe main law that Jordan is based of is

Sharia.This means that the Islamic law is very active

in Jordan.September 1970 was the last conflict Jordan

had, it was known as Black September

Human RightsHuman Rights in Jordan concerns many

outside and in the country.Problems:Abuse of foreign domestic workers.Restricted freedoms of assembly and

association.Legal and societal discrimination and

harassment of women remain a concern.Jordan has been working on all of this and

has been getting better but the matter still is that Jordan’s human rights are not very good.

Like most Arab countries the rights for women are not very good.

Current EventsThey have been recent protests on the

government.This resulted in firing the cabinet ministers.The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest

opposition groups in Jordan, on January 26 urged Jordanians to pour into streets later in the week to protest against Prime Minister Samir Rifai's economic policies and the political situation in the country.

Current events cont.The Awakening in Tunisia had set off Jordan also.

Basically the same this is happening here as did Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.

On February 3rd 2012 King Abdullah II dismissed his entire cabinet and Prime minister in the hope that he would came the protests that where fueled by the worst economic crisis it has had in years.

King Abdullah has dismissed his cabinet 8 times over the past 12 years.

Protests in Jordan

Credits/Bibliographyhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/g

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desert-jordan-photography-staticfiles-image-shared-images-129691.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/jordan-guide/

http://archive.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=jordanian-government-expresses-commitment-to-media-reform-2010-12-29

http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/crying-eagle-5211-pictures.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Jordan