Jordan
At a glance
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Legislature
- Parliament of Jordan
- Demonym
- Jordanian
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +962
- Internet TLD
- .Ψ§ΩΨ§Ψ±Ψ―Ω, .jo
- ISO 3166
- JO
- Established
- 1946
- Highest point
- Jabal Umm ad Dami (1,854 m (6,083 ft))
- National anthem
- The Royal Anthem of Jordan
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; β marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History9 leaders Β· click to expand
Hashemite Kingdom
Jafar Hassan⦠Current
2024βPresentPrime Minister
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
2020β2024Prime Minister
Omar Razzaz
2018β2020Prime Minister
Hani Al-Mulki
2016β2018Prime Minister
Abdullah Ensour
2012β2016Prime Minister
π Abdullah II bin Al-Husseinβ¦ Current
1999βPresentMonarch
π Hussein bin Talal
1952β1999Monarch
π Talal bin Abdullah
1951β1952Monarch
π Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein
1946β1951Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jafar Hassanβ¦ Current | Prime Minister | 2024βPresent |
| Bisher Al-Khasawneh | Prime Minister | 2020β2024 |
| Omar Razzaz | Prime Minister | 2018β2020 |
| Hani Al-Mulki | Prime Minister | 2016β2018 |
| Abdullah Ensour | Prime Minister | 2012β2016 |
| π Abdullah II bin Al-Husseinβ¦ Current | Monarch | 1999βPresent |
| π Hussein bin Talal | Monarch | 1952β1999 |
| π Talal bin Abdullah | Monarch | 1951β1952 |
| π Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein | Monarch | 1946β1951 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas β
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the stateβs first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19454 interstate wars Β· click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yom Kippur Warβ | 1973 | Israel | 10,521β21,300 |
| War of Attrition | 1967β1970 | Israel | 6,442β14,290 |
| Six-Day Warβ | 1967 | Israel | 12,336β19,264 |
| 1948 ArabβIsraeli Warβ | 1948β1949 | Israel | 13,073β26,373 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, βList of interstate wars since 1945.β
National Teams
Jordan on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Jordan metro footprint
5 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
5 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #255 | Ammanβ Capitalβ² Largest | Central | 5.5M | 10.5 | Regional Hub |
| #987 | Irbid | North | 2.1M | 1.7 | Emerging Metro |
| #1849 | Zarqa | Central | 1.6M | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2208 | Aqaba | South | 218K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2887 | Mafraq | North | 637K | 0.2 | Local Metro |