Outline of Jordan
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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
- 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
Geography of Jordan
- Jordan is: an Arab country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Asia
- Middle East
- The Levant
- Time zone: UTC+02, summer UTC+03
- Extreme points of Jordan
- 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
- 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
- Fauna 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
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
| 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
| Governorate | Nahia(s) |
|---|---|
| Ajlun Governorate |
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| Amman Governorate |
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| Aqaba Governorate |
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| Balqa Governorate |
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| Irbid Governorate |
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| Jerash Governorate |
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| Karak Governorate |
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| Ma'an Governorate |
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| Madaba Governorate |
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| Mafraq Governorate |
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| Tafilah Governorate |
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| Zarqa Governorate |
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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]
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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
- Commander-in-chief:
- 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
- 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ "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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