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Jordan

Full country name:Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Area:89,213 sq km (34,445 sq. miles)
Population:4,561,147 (July 1999 est.)
Capital cityAmman (population: 965,000)
People:Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Language:Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
ReligionSunni Muslim 96%, Christian 4% (1997 est.)
President:King ABDULLAH II (since 7 February 1999)

 

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