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 | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Location: | Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia |
| Area: | 89,213 sq km |
| Climate: | mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) |
| Terrain: | mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River |
| Population: | 4,561,147 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim 96%, Christian 4% (1997 est.) |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
| Capital: | Amman |
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