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
