Jordan

Amman · Western Asia · Arabic

Key Statistics

Population

11.3M

#84 / 197

Area

89,342 km²

#110 / 197

GDP (Nominal)

$50.8B

2024 estimate

#92 / 197

GDP per Capita

$4,502

2024 estimate

#120 / 197

Population Density

126/km²

#71 / 197

High

Human Development Index

0.736

#101 / 194

Life Expectancy

74.5 years

#79 / 196

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/capita

Restricted

Press Freedom

#132

RSF Index 2024

Internet Users

88.2%

#53 / 197

Calling Code

+962

Timezone

UTC+3

Driving Side

Right

Location

Continent	Asia
Subregion	Western Asia
Coordinates	31.0°N, 36.0°E
Coastline	Has coastline

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General Information

Official Name	Jordan
Capital	Amman
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Independence	1946
Languages	Arabic
Currency	JOD
Population Density	126/km²
Calling Code	+962
Timezone	UTC+3
Top-Level Domain	.jo
Driving Side	Right-hand traffic
ISO Code	JO · JOR
Memberships	Arab League

Bordering Countries

Jordan shares land borders with 5 countries.

Iraq

Baghdad

45.5M

$5,803

Israel

Jerusalem

9.2M

$55,533

Palestine

Ramallah

5.5M

$3,173

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

36.9M

$32,586

Syria

Damascus

23.2M

$753

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India

New Delhi

1.4B

$2,731

China

Beijing

1.4B

$13,136

Indonesia

Jakarta

277.5M

$4,942

Pakistan

Islamabad

240.5M

$1,405

Bangladesh

Dhaka

173.0M

$2,527

Japan

Tokyo

123.3M

$33,950