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About Jordan
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Country name: |
conventional long
form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
conventional short form: Jordan
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al
Hashimiyah
local short form: Al Urdun
former: Transjordan |
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Capital: |
Amman
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Location: |
Middle East,
northwest of Saudi Arabia |
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Geographic
coordinates: |
31 00 N, 36 00 E
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Map references: |
Middle East
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Area: |
total:
92,300 sq km
land: 91,971 sq km
water: 329 sq km |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,619 km
border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km,
Saudi Arabia 728 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97
km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
3 NM |
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Climate: |
mostly arid desert;
rainy season in west (November to April)
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Terrain: |
mostly desert
plateau in east, highland area in west; Great
Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the
Jordan River |
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Elevation
extremes: |
lowest point: Dead
Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Rum 1,734 m
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Natural
resources: |
phosphates, potash,
shale oil |
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Irrigated land: |
630 sq km (1993
est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
droughts
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Environment -
current issues: |
limited natural
fresh water resources; deforestation;
overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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Road Distance
between cities in KM |
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Amman
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Ajloun
02 |
73 |
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Umari
03 |
150 |
202 |
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Aqaba
04 |
328 |
396 |
464 |
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Azraq
05 |
103 |
155 |
48 |
415 |
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King Hussien Brdg.
06 |
56 |
78 |
200 |
366 |
152 |
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Iraq Border
07 |
331 |
333 |
278 |
654 |
229 |
387 |
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Irbid
08 |
89 |
32 |
193 |
412 |
143 |
109 |
309 |
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Jerash
09 |
51 |
22 |
109 |
374 |
132 |
88 |
311 |
38 |
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Kerak
10 |
118 |
182 |
253 |
237 |
205 |
146 |
434 |
198 |
160 |
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Ma'an
11 |
212 |
279 |
347 |
117 |
289 |
250 |
528 |
295 |
257 |
144 |
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Madaba
12 |
32 |
95 |
167 |
323 |
119 |
60 |
348 |
113 |
74 |
86 |
213 |
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Mafraq
13 |
70 |
65 |
147 |
397 |
98 |
136 |
269 |
45 |
43 |
186 |
280 |
100 |
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North Shuna
14 |
103 |
53 |
213 |
426 |
164 |
93 |
344 |
34 |
68 |
212 |
369 |
126 |
79 |
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Petra
15 |
230 |
297 |
365 |
97 |
317 |
268 |
546 |
313 |
275 |
142 |
45 |
228 |
298 |
327 |
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Salt
16 |
30 |
63 |
140 |
353 |
123 |
38 |
351 |
89 |
50 |
139 |
236 |
53 |
91 |
78 |
254 |
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Mudawra
17 |
342 |
409 |
477 |
247 |
428 |
380 |
658 |
425 |
387 |
174 |
130 |
343 |
410 |
439 |
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366 |
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South Shuna
18 |
47 |
68 |
191 |
357 |
143 |
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378 |
100 |
79 |
136 |
240 |
50 |
117 |
83 |
258 |
28 |
370 |
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Syria Border
19 |
94 |
57 |
190 |
414 |
141 |
131 |
312 |
25 |
43 |
202 |
298 |
116 |
43 |
60 |
316 |
93 |
428 |
121 |
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Tafila
20 |
179 |
242 |
321 |
178 |
266 |
207 |
495 |
259 |
221 |
61 |
91 |
147 |
247 |
272 |
81 |
200 |
221 |
197 |
264 |
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Zarqa
21 |
23 |
80 |
127 |
349 |
79 |
79 |
308 |
92 |
59 |
139 |
233 |
53 |
47 |
117 |
251 |
44 |
363 |
70 |
90 |
200 |
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