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Anthem | "Mawtini" | ||||||
Capital | Jerusalem | ||||||
Largest city | Amman | ||||||
Language | Arabic | ||||||
Religion main |
Islam (Sunni • Shia) | ||||||
others | Christianity • Druze • Alawite | ||||||
Demonym | Jordanian Palestinian | ||||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | ||||||
Legislature | Parliament Palestinian Council (upper house) Palestinian Assembly (lower house) | ||||||
President | Bashir al-Husayni (MTI) | ||||||
Premier | Nasser Khalidi (HAN) | ||||||
Speaker of the Palestinian Assembly | Faud Barghouti (IND) | ||||||
Area main |
103,672 km² | ||||||
water (%) | 2.4% | ||||||
Population | 15,461,078 (2013 census) | ||||||
Established | Emirate of Transjordan (April 7, 1921) Independence (June 17, 1946) Jordanian Civil War (1972–1979) Jordanian Revolution (January 29, 1979) | ||||||
Currency | Jordanian Dinar (د.ي) (JRD )
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Time Zone | (UTC+2) | ||||||
summer | (UTC+3) | ||||||
Calling Code | +962 | ||||||
Internet TLD | .jo الاردن. | ||||||
Organizations | UAS • UN |
Jordan, officially the Palestinian Republic of Jordan (Arabic: جمهورية الفلسطينية من الأردن, Jumhuriat al-Filastiniat Min Al'urdun), also known as Palestine, is an Arab republic in Western Asia, located on the East and West Banks of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Arabia to the south-east, the United Arab Republic to the west and north-east, and Lebanon to the north.