Jordanië

Exact population: 5,906,760 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 91.3%; male: 95.9%; female: 86.3%
Ethnicities: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Land boundaries: Total: 1,635 km; border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km
Terrain: Mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
Extremes: Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m; highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m
Imports: Saudi Arabia 19.8%, China 8.4%, Germany 6.8%, US 6.8% (2004)
Exports: US 28.9%, Iraq 17.6%, India 7.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.6% (2004)
Industries: Phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism

Source: CIA World Factbook