Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Location: Jordan is located at the heart of the Middle East. It is bordered by Syria in the North, Saudi Arabia in the East and South, Palestine and Israel in the West, Iraq in the East, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the South-west.
Total Land Area: 89,213 km2
Land boundaries: 1,635 km
Capital: Amman
Official Language: Arabic
Population: 5,560,770 (2004)