- Official name
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية · Arabic
- Capital
- Amman
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 10 million
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Neighbours
- Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria
- Internet / phone
- .jo, الاردن. · +962
Where it is
Notable facts
- Petra, carved into rose-coloured sandstone by the Nabataeans, is Jordan’s best-known site.
- The Dead Sea, on Jordan’s western border, is about ten times saltier than the ocean.
- Jordan hosts a very large refugee population relative to its size.
- Wadi Rum’s desert landscape has stood in for Mars in many films.
World Heritage 8 sites
National dish
Mansafمنسف Lamb simmered in jameed, a fermented dried yoghurt, poured over rice and flatbread and eaten from a shared tray with the right hand.