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| Capital | Amman |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Currency | Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
| Area | total: 92,300 km2 water: 329 km2 land: 91,971 km2 |
| Population | 5,906,760 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
| Religion | 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.) |
| Electricity | 220V/50Hz (Continental round pin & UK plugs) |
| Calling Code | 962 |
| Internet TLD | .jo |
| Time Zone | UTC +2 |
Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is a country in the Middle East. Almost completely land-locked (save for a small outlet on the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aqaba and a frontage on the Dead Sea), Jordan is bordered by Israel and the West Bank (Palestinian Territories) to the west, by Syria to the north, by Iraq to the east and by Saudi Arabia to the south.