Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Kingdom of Jordan |
| Capital: |
Amman |
| Head
of State: |
King Abdallah Bin Al Hussein |
| Political
System: |
Monarchy |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Jordan Dinar (JOD) |
| Area: |
92,300 sq km |
| Population
: |
5,200,000 |
| Density
: |
66/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
71 % |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
2% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$3,500 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
0.7% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTAET, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1927 |
Earthquake |
Damiya |
| 1963 |
Flood |
|
| 1965 |
Flood |
|
| 1966 |
Flood |
|
| 1992 |
Extreme temperature |
|
| 1999 |
Drought |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
