World Context: Jordan

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Jordan” to the supplied dataset entity “Jordan.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq Area: total : 89,342 sq km; land: 88,802 sq km; water: 540 sq km Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) Terrain: mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian Highlands Natural hazards: droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods Environmental issues: limited natural freshwater resources; declining water table; salination; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; biodiversity and ecosystem damage/loss

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 11,312,507 (2025 est.); male: 5,908,853; female: 5,403,654 Population distribution: population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba Urbanization: urban population: 92% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Amman; geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E; time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their primary city Rabbath Ammon; rabbath meant "capital," so the name translated as "The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites];" over time, the name was shortened to Ammon, and then to Amman Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy Legal system: mixed system developed from Ottoman Empire codes (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: upper-middle-income Middle Eastern economy; high debt and unemployment, especially for youth and women; global events triggering trade slump and decreased revenue from tourism; growing manufacturing and agricultural sectors; key US foreign assistance recipient; natural-resource-poor and import-reliant Industries: tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizer, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 100%; electrification - rural areas: 98.9% Internet users: percent of population: 93% (2023 est.) Airports: 18 (2025) Ports: total ports: 1 (2024); large: 0; medium: 0; small: 0; very small: 1; ports with oil terminals: 1; key ports: Al Aqabah

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