Jordan (Arabic: الأردنّ, transliterated as Al-Urdunn), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic:
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المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية), is an Arab country in the Middle East in western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel to the west. It shares with Israel the coastlines of the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
Capital: (and largest city) Amman
Location of Jordan
Official languages: Arabic
Government: Constitutional monarchy - King Abdullah II - Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit
Independence: - End of British League of Nations mandate 25 May 1946
Area: - Total 89,342 km² (112th) 45,495 sq mi - Water (%) negligible
Population: - July 2007 estimate 5,924,000 (110th) - 2004 census 5,100,981 - Density 64 /km² (131st) 166 /sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2005 estimate - Total $27.96 billion (97th) - Per capita $4,900 (103rd)
Gini (2002–03): 38.8 (medium)
HDI (2004): 0.760 (medium) (86th)
Currency: Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Time zone: UTC+2 (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) UTC+3 (UTC+3)
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