MEPI in Jordan

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About Jordan

Location

Middle East, bordering Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, West Bank

Area

92,300 sq km

Population

6,342,948 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 31.3%; 15-64 years: 64.5%; 65 years and over: 4.2% (2009 est.)

Median age

24.3 years

Population growth rate

2.26% (2009 est.)

Ethnic groups

Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%

Religions

Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6%, other 2% (2001 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes

Literacy

(Age 15 and over can read and write) total population: 89.9%; male: 95.1%; female: 84.7% (2003 est.)

Government type

Constitutional monarchy

Capital

Amman

Legislative Branch

Bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma

Judicial Branch

Court of Cassation (Supreme Court)

Gross Domestic Product

$19.12 billion, per capita $5,000 (2008 est.)

GDP Growth Rate

5.8% (2008 est.)