Outline Of Jordan

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Relief map of Jordan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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 Palestine 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 JO
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .jo

Geography of Jordan

A topographic map of Jordan

Geography of Jordan

  • Jordan is: an Arab country
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • Southwest Asia
    • Middle East
      • The Levant
    • 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
Template:Country data 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
    • Fauna of Jordan
      • Birds of Jordan
      • Mammals of Jordan
    • Nature reserves
  • 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

Ecoregions of Jordan

List of ecoregions in Jordan

  • Ecoregions in Jordan

Administrative divisions of Jordan

Administrative divisions of Jordan

Governorates of Jordan

Governorates of Jordan

Map of the governorates of Jordan.
Governorates of Jordan
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.

Nahias of Jordan

Governorate Nahia(s)
Ajlun Governorate
  • Ajlun
  • Kofranjah
Amman Governorate
  • Amman
  • Al Jizah
  • Al-Mwwqqar
  • Al-Qwesmeh
  • University (Jubaiha)
  • Naour
  • Sahab
  • Marka (Jordan)
  • Wadi Al Seer
Aqaba Governorate
  • Al-Qasabah
  • Al-Quwairah
  • Wadi Araba
Balqa Governorate
  • Al Balqa
  • Ardhah
  • Salt
  • Deir Alla
  • Shuna al-Janibiyya
Irbid Governorate
  • Al-Aghwar Shamaliyyeh
  • Ar Ramtha
  • Bani Knana
  • Hariema
  • Irbid
  • Kora
  • Al Mazar al Shamali
  • Tayybeh
  • Wastiyyeh
Jerash Governorate
  • Jerash
Karak Governorate
  • Ayy
  • Faqqu
  • Al Karak
  • Al-Mazar al-Janubiyya
  • Al-Mazra'a
  • Al-Qasr
  • Al-Safi
Ma'an Governorate
  • Al-Husanyniyya
  • Shobak
  • Ayi
  • Ma'an
  • Wadi Musa
Madaba Governorate
  • Dhiban
  • Madaba
Mafraq Governorate
  • Mafraq
  • Ruwaished
  • Bal'ama
  • Sabha
  • Sama as-Sarhan
Tafilah Governorate
  • Al-Hasa
  • Tafilah
  • Birsayra
Zarqa Governorate
  • Al-Azraq
  • Zarqa
  • Birin
Municipalities of Jordan

Municipalities of Jordan

  • Capital of Jordan: Amman
  • Cities of Jordan

Demography of Jordan

Demographics of Jordan

Government and politics of Jordan

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

  • Head of state: Abdullah II, King of Jordan
  • Head of government: Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan
  • Cabinet of Jordan

Legislative branch of the government of Jordan

  • Parliament of Jordan (bicameral)
    • Upper house: Senate of Jordan
    • Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Jordan

Judicial branch of the government of Jordan

Court system of Jordan

  • Supreme Court of Jordan

Foreign relations 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

Law of Jordan

  • Constitution of Jordan
  • Crime in Jordan
  • Human rights in Jordan
    • LGBT rights in Jordan
    • Freedom of religion in Jordan
  • Law enforcement in Jordan

Military of Jordan

Military of Jordan

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief:
      • Ministry of Defence
  • 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
    • Jordan Design and Development Bureau
  • Military history
    • Desert Force
    • Arab Legion
    • Transjordan Frontier Force
  • Military ranks

Local governments in Jordan

Local governments in Jordan

History of Jordan

  • Military history of Jordan

Culture of Jordan

Culture of Jordan

  • Architecture of Jordan
  • Cuisine of Jordan
  • Festivals in Jordan
  • Languages of Jordan
  • Media in Jordan
  • National symbols of Jordan
    • Coat of arms of Jordan
    • Flag of Jordan
    • National Anthem 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

Sports in Jordan

Sports in Jordan

  • Football in Jordan
  • Jordan at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Jordan

Economy of Jordan

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 100th (one hundredth)
  • Agriculture in Jordan
  • Banking in Jordan
    • Central Bank
  • 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
    • Oil shale in Jordan
  • Jordan Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Jordan
    • Petra world heritage site
  • Transport in Jordan
    • Airports
    • Railways
    • Royal Jordanian Airlines
    • Aqaba seaport
    • Roads in Jordan
  • Water supply and sanitation in Jordan

Education in Jordan

  • Education in Jordan
  • Science and technology in Jordan

Health in Jordan

Health in Jordan

  • Health care in Jordan

See also

Jordan

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Changes in the Regional Distribution of the Population". Altas_of_jordan. Contemporain publications. Presses de l’Ifpo. 2014-06-11. pp. 257–267. ISBN 9782351594384. https://books.openedition.org/ifpo/5021?lang=fr#tocfrom2n1. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Estimated Population of the Kingdom, Area (Km2) and Population Density by Governorate, at End-year 2012". Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/2004/2012/2-6.pdf. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Estimated Population of the Kingdom by Urban* and Rural, at End-year 2012". Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/2004/2012/2-3.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "Jordan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/. 

External links

  • The King of Jordan
  • Government of Jordan
  • Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
  • Jordan Tourism Board
  • Jordan News Agency (Petra)
  • Outline of Jordan at Curlie




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