Jordan

Capital:	Amman
Population:	5,759,732
Area:	92,300 sq km
Climate:	mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Languages:	Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Currency:	Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Government:	constitutional monarchy
Religions:	Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations)
	Source: CIA World Factbook 2007

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