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Location:
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Population:
4,998,564 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 96%, Christian 4% (1997 est.)
Languages:
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Area:
total: 89,213 sq km
land: 88,884 sq km
water: 329 sq km
Natural resources:
phosphates, potash, shale oil
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- Abdullah II - official site of the ruler of the Hashemite kingdom
- National Assembly (Maglis Al-Umah) - official site of the Jordanian Parliament
- Prime Ministry
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Water And Irrigation
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Industry & Trade
- Ministry of Planning
- Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
- Ministry of Youth & Sport
- Foreign Ministry
- Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
- Department of Jordan Customs
- Department of General Intelligence
- Higher Council for Science and Technology
- National Information System - Statistics and information
- Natural Resource Authority - Develop and exploit energy and mineral resources
- Public Security Directorate - History, evolvement, philosophy, duties, organization, departments and activities
- Civil Aviation Authority - conducts studies, plans budget, and creates policies in order to develop and improve the airports
- National Information System - information on the country and its government
- Natural Resources Authority - government establishment entrusted with prospecting for natural resources within Jordan, and licencing all types of mining, including hydrocarbons
- Netherlands: Embassy of Jordan in The Hague
- Jordan Embassy in Australia
- UK: Embassy of Jordan in London
- Indonesia: Embassy of Jordan in Jakarta
- Jordan Embassy in Qatar
- Jordan Embassy in Bucharest, Romania
- Jordan Embassy in Spain
- India: Jordan Embassy in New Delhi
- USA: Embassy of Jordan in Washington D.C.
- Sweden: Embassy in Amman - includes consular services, technical assistance, training programmes, commercial inquiries, Swedish links, and more
- United Kingdom: Embassy in Amman
- United States: Embassy in Amman
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