Jordan

Asia · Western Asia

Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Asia · Western Asia · Capital: Amman

Quick facts about Jordan

Official name	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capital	Amman
Continent & subregion	Asia · Western Asia
Population	11,439,213 people (world rank 83)
Area	89,342 km²
Density	128 people/km²
Share of world population	0.14% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$56.1 billion
Urbanisation	92.7% urban population
Life expectancy	77.8 years
Currency	Jordanian dinar (د.ا) — JOD
Languages	Arabic
Internet domain	`.jo`
Calling code	+962
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$4,906 · see world ranking
Internet Users	92.5% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	12.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Jordan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Iraq Israel Palestine Saudi Arabia Syria

The geographic position is roughly 31°, 36°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.