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Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Amman. About 10 million people live there, in an area of 89 342 square kilometres.
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Where is Jordan?
Jordan lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 3 451 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 26 km long.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
How big is Jordan?
Jordan covers 89 342 square kilometres.
That is about 2.2 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 110th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 111.4 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Jordan?
About 10 million people live in Jordan.
That is the 89th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the Jordanian dinar (د.ا).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 77 years.
The land of Jordan
The land in Jordan sits on average 812 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 26 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 1 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Jordan different?
A dish the country is known for: Mansaf.
Websites from here often end in .jo.
Jordan and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 1 live in Jordan.
It takes up about 0.07 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 31st largest of 46 countries, and the 26th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Jordan and its neighbours
Saudi Arabia, its largest neighbour, is about 24.1 times bigger.
Saudi Arabia has more people: 33.7 million against 10 million.
Nature and animals
And one of the wonders of the world stands here: Petra.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Jordan?
The capital of Jordan is Amman. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Jordan?
About 10 million people live in Jordan, which makes it the 89th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Jordan?
Jordan borders Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria — 5 neighbours in total.
How big is Jordan?
Jordan covers 89 342 square kilometres, making it the 110th largest country in the world. That is about 2.2 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Jordan in?
Jordan is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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