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General Information

Official Name	Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyah al-Hashimiyah (Al-Urdun), (HashemiteKingdom of Jordan)
Capital	Amman
Population	5.1 million (2001)
Area	89,287 sq km or 34,473 sq mi
Borders	Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Syria by land and Egypt by sea
Coastline	26 km
Currency	Jordan Dinar
Country Code	+962
Time Zone	UTC+02:00
Literacy	87%
Languages	Arabic (official)
Major Cities	Zarka, Irbid, Salt
Climate	Mediterranean and arid desert
Major Religion	Islam

Trade Facts

In 2014, Jordan exported $9.1B and imported $24.5B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $15.3B. In 2014 the GDP of Jordan was $35.8B and its GDP per capita was $12.1k.

The top exports of Jordan are:
Potassic Fertilizers ($938M),Calcium Phosphates ($553M), Packaged Medicaments ($431M),Knit Sweaters ($395M) and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers($394M).

The top export destinations of Jordan are:
The United States ($1.31B), Iraq ($1.28B), Saudi Arabia ($1.04B), India ($997M) and Israel ($412M).

Its top imports are:
Refined Petroleum ($3.2B),Crude Petroleum ($2.13B), Cars ($1.18B), Wheat ($577M) and Gold($540M).

The top import origins are:
Saudi Arabia ($4.2B),China ($2.73B), India ($1.46B), the United States ($1.16B) and the United Arab Emirates ($1.06B).

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Educational Institutes

AL AL-BAYT UNIVERSITY
Address: Al al-Bayt University, P.O.BOX 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan
http://www.aabu.edu.jo

AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY
Address: Al - Hussein Bin Talal University, P.O. Box 20, Ma an - Jordan
http://www.ahu.edu.jo/

AL-AHLIYYA AMMAN UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 337, 985 Jubaiha, 975 Swieleh, Amman, Jordan
http://www.amman.edu.jo/

AL-BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY
Address: Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O.Box: 19117 Al-Salt, Jordan,
http://www.bau.edu.jo

AL-ISRA UNIVERSITY
Address: AL ISRA PRIVATE UNIVERSITY, P.O.BOX 22 and 33, Al Isra University Post Office, 11622 Jordan
http://www.isra.edu.jo

AL-ZAYTOONAH JORDANIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 130 Amman Jordan 11733
http://www.alzaytoonah.edu.jo

AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST UNIVERSITY
Address: American Middle East University, PO Box 35087, Amman, Jordan
http://...

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN AQABA
Address: American University, Aqaba, Jordan
http://...

AMMAN ARAB UNIVERSITY FOR HIGHER (GRADUATE) STUDIES
Address: Amman University for Higher Studies, PO Box 2234, Amman, Jordan 11953
http://www.aau.edu.jo/

APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.BOX 926296 Amman 11931 Jordan
http://www.aspu.edu.jo/

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
Address: Arab Open University, 46 Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Str. AI-Rabia District, P.O.Box 1339 Amman 11953 Jordan
http://elearn.aou.edu.jo/website/

GERMAN - JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY
Address: German - Jordanian University, P.O. Box: 35247 Amman 11180 Jordan
http://www.gju.edu.jo/

IRBID NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Address: Irbid National University, P.O. Box 2600, Irbid,jordan
http://www.inu.edu.jo/

JADARA UNIVERSITY OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Address: Jadara University of Graduate Studies, Jadara, Jordon
http://www.jadara.edu.jo/

JERASH PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 311, Jerash, Jordan
http://www.jerashun.edu.jo/

JORDAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
Address: P.O.Box 961343, Amman, Jordan
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JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JUST)
Address: P.O.B. 3030, Irbid,22110, Jordan
http://www.just.edu.jo

MUTAH UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 7, Mu'tah Al Karak, Jordan
http://www.mutah.edu.jo

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box.1101,Souileh, Jordan
http://www.philadelphia.edu.jo

PRINCESS SUMAYA UNIVERSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY
Address: P. O. Box 1438 Al-Jubaiha 11941 Jordan
http://www.psut.edu.jo

TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Address: Tafila Technical University, P.O. Box: 179, Tafila, 66110, Jordan
http://www.ttu.edu.jo/

THE HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 150459, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
http://www.hu.edu.jo

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
Address: Amman 11942, Jordan
http://www.ju.edu.jo

UNIVERSITY OF PETRA
Address: Updated data being Procured……
http://www.uop.edu.jo/

YARMOUK UNIVERSITY
Address: Irbid ,Jorden
http://www.yu.deu.jo

ZARKA PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
Address: P.O.Box 150863, 13115 Zarka, Jordan
http://www.zpu.edu.jo

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Places to See!

Wadi Rum

Petra