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JORDAN
JY
OFFICIAL NAME:Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
LOCATION:Western Asia at Northwest corner of Saudi Arabia.
LAT/LONG:31N/36E
CONTINENT:Asia.
ZONES-ITU:39 CQ:20
TIME:+2 Hrs. (+3 Hrs.during summer).
AREA:37,737 Sq.M. 97,740 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:2,761,695 DENSITY:73/Sq.M. (28/Sq.Km.) AAGR:3.65%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:61.7
LITERACY RATE:about 71%
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:constitutional monarchy.
CAPITAL:Amman.
LANGUAGES:Arabic is official; English widely understood by upper and
middle classes.
RELIGIONS:95% Sunni Muslim, 5% Christian.
CURRENCY:Jordanian dinar.
GNP:$4.9 billion ($1,900 per capita) REAL GROWTH RATE:2% (1984).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement
production, light manufacturing.
AGRICULTURE:vegetables, fruits, olive oil, wheat; self- sufficient in
few foodstuffs.
EXPORTS:fruits and vegetables, phosphates, fertilizers. ($789 million).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:81,500 telephones; 3 AM, 2 FM, 24 TV stations;
1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1 ARABSAT satellite stations.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY:25 May (Independence Day).
COMMERCIAL POWER:220/380V; 50Hz.
MISC:Jordan shares the Dead Sea-the lowest point on earth, 394 meters
below sea level-with Israel. The climate is mostly arid desert with a
rainy season in the west from November to March. 88% of the land is
desert, 4% is arable. There is a lack of natural water sources. 98% of
the population is Arab. King Hussein is JY1.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:yes ROA:yes)