Capital city: Amman

Region: Middle east

Area: 92 300 km²

Population: 5 153 378

Main cities:  Zarqa, Irbid, Aqqaba, Salt, Ajlun, Jarash, Madaba, Ma'an, Karak, Mafraq, Tafila

Currency: Jordanian dinar

Dial code: 962

Internet code: JO

Information: Jordan is a Middle East country, bordered by Israel and the West Bank to the west, by Saudi Arabia to the south, by Iraq to the east and by Syria to the north, with an access to the Dead Sea and Red Sea. Jordan is made of an arid plateau on the east, and a rocky region on the west. The great rift valley and the Jordan river separates Jordan from Israel. The highest point of the country is the "Jabal Ramm" at 1754 metres, and the Dead Sea is the lowest point. Climate is dry and hot.