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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
National name: Al Mamlaka al Urduniya al Hashemiyah
Ruler: King Abdullah II (1999)
Prime Minister: Abdul Rauf al-Rawabdeh (1999)
Area: 34,573 sq. mi (89,213 sq. km) excludes West Bank
Population (1999 est.): 4,561,147 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.05%); birth rate: 34.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 32.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 132
Capital and largest city (1994 est.): Amman, 963,490
Largest cities (1994 est.): Zarka, 420,900 (1990); Irbid, 208,201; As-Salt, 187,014
Monetary unit: Jordanian dinar
Languages: Arabic (official), English
Ethnicity/race: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Religions: Islam, 92%; Christian, 6%; Other, 2%
Literacy rate: 80%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $15.5 billion; $3,500 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.2%. Inflation: 4%. Unemployment: 15% (official rate, actual rate: 25%–30% (1998 est.). Arable land: 4%. Agriculture: wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry. Labor force: (1997 est.), 1.5 million: industry, 11.4%; commerce, restaurants, and hotels, 10.5%; construction, 10%; transport and communications, 8.7%; agriculture, 7.4%; other services, 52% (1992). Industries: phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing. Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil. Exports: $1.5 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.): phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products, manufactures. Imports: $3.9 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.): crude oil, machinery, transport equipment, food, live animals, manufactured goods. Major trading partners: Iraq, India, Saudi Arabia, EU, Indonesia, U.A.E., Syria, Ethiopia, U.S., Japan, Turkey, Malaysia, China.
