Jordan

Official Name:	The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
ISO Country Codes:	JO : JOR
Internet Domain:	.jo
Government Web Site:	https://jordan.gov.jo/

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Capital:	Amman	Main Airports:	Queen Alia International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	10,998,531
Currency:	Jordanian Dinar	ISO Currency Code:	JOD
Telephone Dial In:	+962	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arab League; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Amman Net;

Petra;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Hala FM;

Hayat FM;

Jordan Radio and Television;

Play FM;

Jordan

Government Website:	https://jordan.gov.jo/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/jordan
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Jordan
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	0.709 Jordanian dinars (JOD) (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	19.1% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	15.7% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	8.33% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$102.822 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$9,200 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Jordanian Dinar
Currency Code:	JOD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	4.2%	citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy
Industry:	29.6%	tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing
Services:	66.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Amman Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Department of Statistics of Jordan;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Jordan

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

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Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	Jordan Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 70/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 61/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 45/136 (2016)
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