GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $28.4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $36.82 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $5,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Amman
Population (Estimated July 2012): 6,508,887
Area: 88,778 km2 or 34,277 mi2
Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JD)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 92% of the population are Sunni Muslim, 6% are Christian of various denominations and 2% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Jabal Umm ad Dami at 1,854m or 6,083ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
Leaders: King Abdullah II with Prime Minister Awn Shawkat al-Khasawneh.
Additional: Gained Independence from British administration on the 25th of May 1946.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
