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| Official
name |
The
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Capital:
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Amman
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| Area: |
89,556
square kilometers (34,578 square miles) |
| Population:
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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 |
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