Jordan
- Official Name:
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan)
- Area:
- 92.300 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 6.053.193 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 26 km
- Capital:
- Amman
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Al 'Aqabah
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political 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
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
- Nationality:
- Jordanian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, OIC, ONUB, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .jo
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Jordanian dinar (JOD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD5.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 12.520.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 3,6%
- Industry: 30,5%
- Services: 65,9%
- Labor force:
- 1.512.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2001):
-
- Agriculture 5%
- Industry: 12,5%
- Services 82,5%
- Unemployment rate:
- 15,4% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6,3% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 24,8% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD4.880.000.000
- Expenditures: USD5.510.000.000
- Public debt:
- 72,2% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -2.834.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 4.798.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Clothing, pharmaceuticals, potash, phosphates, fertilizers, vegetables, manufactures
- Exports - Partners:
- US 26,2%, Iraq 17,1%, India 8,1%, Saudi Arabia 5,9%, Syria 4,7% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 10.420.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods
- Imports - partners:
- Saudi Arabia 23,6%, China 9,2%, Germany 8%, US 5,6% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 6.570.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 7.300.000.000 (2006)
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