Overview
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| -Location: | Middle East Borders Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea, Palestine, Israel, and Iraq. Geographic co-ordinates: 29 - 34 00 N, 35 - 39 E |
| -Area: | total: 89,213 sq. km (34, 445 sq. miles) land: 88,884 sq. km (34, 318 sq. miles) water: 329 sq. km (127 sq. miles) |
| -Dialing code: | +962 City/area codes are in use, e.g. (0)6 for Amman. |
| -Currency: | Jordan Dinars (JOD) |
| -Emergency numbers | 192 (Police) 193 (Ambulance) |
| -Population | More than 5 million people More than 2 million live in the capital, Amman. |
| -Languages | Official language of Jordan is Arabic English is widely spoken – especially in the cities |
| -Time zone | October – March: G.M.T. + 2 April – September: G.M.T. + 3 |
| -Average January temperatures | 7.9 ˚C (46.2 ˚F) |
| -Average July temperatures | 25.1 ˚C (77.2 ˚F) |
| -Annual rainfall | Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Rainfall mm (inches) 171.9 (6.77) 99.7 (3.93) 76.0 (2.99) 45.3 (1.78) 14.1 (0.56) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 36.3 (1.43) 55.2 (2.17) 97.0 (3.82) 595.5 (23.44) |
