The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jordan:
Jordan – country located in the Levant region of Western 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.
General reference
Pronunciation: 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
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 Low: Dead Sea – lowest point on the surface of the Earth Land boundaries: 1,635 km 744 km 375 km 238 km 181 km 97 km Coastline: Gulf of Aqaba 26 km Population of Jordan: 5,924,000 - 84th 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 Jordan Radioactive Storage Facility Foreign assistance and environmentalism in Jordan
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 JordanGovernorateArea (km2)PopulationUrbanRuralDensity (people/km2)Capital1Irbid1,572 1,137,100 943,000194,100723.4Irbid2Ajloun420 146,900 111,50035,400350.1Ajloun3Jerash410 191,700 120,10071,600467.8Jerash4Mafraq26,551 300,300 117,800182,50011.3Mafraq North Region28,953 1,776,000 1,292,400483,600 61.35Balqa1,120 428,000 307,400120,600382.0Salt6Amman7,579 2,473,400 2,325,500147,900326.3Amman7Zarqa4,761 951,800 899,80052,000199.9Zarqa8Madaba940 159,700 114,00045,700170.0Madaba Central Region14,400 4,012,900 3,646,700 366,200 278.79Karak3,495 249,100 87,200161,90071.3Al Karak10Tafilah 2,20989,400 63,80025,60040.5Tafilah11Ma'an32,832 121,400 66,60054,8003.7Ma'an12Aqaba6,905 139,200 119,70019,50020.2Aqaba South Region45,441 599,100 337,300 261,800 13.2 Total88,794 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 GovernorateAjlun Kufranjah Amman Governorate Amman Al Jizah Al-Muwaqqar Al-Quwaysimah University (Jubaiha) Naour Sahab Marka Wadi Al Seer Aqaba Governorate Al-Qasabah Al-Quwairah Wadi Araba Balqa Governorate Al Balqa Ardhah Salt Deir Alla Al Shuna Al Janubiyya Irbid Governorate Al-Aghwar Shamaliyyeh Ar Ramtha Bani Kanana Hariema Irbid Al Kora Al Mazar al Shamali Al Tayybeh Wastiyyeh Jerash Governorate Jerash Karak Governorate Ayy Faqqu Al Karak Al-Mazar al-Januby Al-Mazra'a Al-Qasr Al-Safi Ma'an Governorate Al-Husseiniya 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 Bsaira 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:
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Board of Health Specializations Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) Arab Confederation of Physical Therapy (ACPT) Arab Federation for Digital Economy (AFDE) Arab Federation for Wildlife Protection (AFWP) Arab Federation of Exchanges Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO) Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization(AICTO) Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) Arab Inter-parliamentary Union Arab Labor Organization (ALO) Arab League (AL) Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Arab Organization of Disabled People Arab Planning Institute (API) Arab Sea Ports Federation (ASPF) Arab States Broadcasting Union Arab Towns Organization Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF) General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries Group of 77 (G77) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Islamic Council for Da'wah and Relief (IICDR) International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Operation Smile Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
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