Jordan  
   
Geography
Location: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia.
Area: total: 89,342 sq km.
land: 88,802 sq km
water: 540 sq km
Natural Resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil
Population and Health
Population:  7,930,491 (July 2014 est.)
Age structure:

0-14 years: 35.8% (male 1,457,174/female 1,385,604)
15-24 years: 20.4% (male 826,482/female 788,950)
25-54 years: 35.7% (male 1,421,634/female 1,412,888)
55-64 years: 3.9% (male 160,224/female 169,965)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 145,515/female 162,055) (2014 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.86% (2014 est.)
Birth rate: 25.23 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate:  3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio: 

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 15.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 

total population: 74.1 years
male: 72.79 years
female: 75.5 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.16 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method): 59% (2007-2012)
Unmet need of contraceptive:  13.4% (2008)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:  600 (2012)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:  fewer than 500 (2012)
Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.9%
male: 97.7%
female: 93.9% (2011 est.)

Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity):  $40.02 billion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):  $34.08 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:  3.3% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):  $6,100 (2013 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 3.2%
industry: 29.9%
services: 67% (2013 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: 

agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 20%
services: 77.4% (2007 est.)

Population below poverty line: 14.2% (2002)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.9% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products: citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives; sheep, poultry, stone fruits, strawberries, dairy
Industries: clothing, phosphate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism
Industrial production growth rate: 2.8% (2013 est.)
Exports - commodities: clothing, pharmaceuticals, potash, phosphates, fertilizers, vegetables, manufactures
Currency (code): Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Fiscal year:  calendar year
Others
Nationality: noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian

Religions: 

 Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)

Languages: 

 Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Country name: conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
conventional short form: Jordan
former: Transjordan
Government type:  constitutional monarchy
Capital: name: Amman
geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Thursday in March; ends last Friday in September
Administrative divisions: 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
Independence:  25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
Legal system: based on Islamic law and French codes; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
 
 

 
 

Source :

UN_Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other national surveys; United Nations Population Division
CIA The World Factbook

Update date: August 2014