Fact Sheet

JORDAN

Full name
 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Population
 
5,906,760
Government Type
 
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State
 
King ABDALLAH II  (since 7 February 1999)
Head of Government
 
Prime Minister Marouf Suleiman BAKHIT (since 24 November 2005)
"Linguistic" Groups
 
Arab 98%,
Circassian 1%,
Armenian 1%
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)
Languages
 
Arabic (official),
English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Legal System
 
Based on Islamic law and French codes;
Has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
GDP per capita $4,700 (2005 est.)
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