Official name:

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Capital:

Amman

Area:

89,556 square kilometers (34,578 square miles)

Population:

4,500,000

population growth rate:

2.54 percent (1998)

Government:

A constitutional monarchy (governed by a king or queen, in addition to a parliament, which makes the country’s laws).

Voting rights:

Universal at age 20

Ethnic divisions:

Arab 98 percent , Circassian 1% & Armenian 1%

Languages:

Arabic (official language), English widely spoken and understood

Exports:

Phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products, manufactured goods, fruits and nuts.

Industries:

Phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing