ASIA
🇯🇴 Jordan
Level 3 — Reconsider Travel
Capital
Amman
Population
11.7 million
Area
89,342 km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Jordanian dinar
GDP/Capita
$4,618
Travel Advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Reconsider travel due to serious risks. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to certain areas.
About Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.
Country Details
Geography
- Region
- Asia
- Capital
- Amman
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Population
- 11,734,000
- Borders
- IRQ,ISR,PSE,SAU,SYR
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
Culture & Practical
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling Code
- +962
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- JO
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Exchange
- 1 USD = 0.71 JOD
- GDP
- $53.4B
- GDP/Capita
- $4,618
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 77.8 years
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