The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is centered in the heart of the Arab world geographically and sentimentally, where the origins of its modern entity were founded on the idea of Arabism, in addition to its establishment as a model in moderation and a democratic and institutional state.
Jordan is based on a modern and progressive constitution, and its system is representative, hereditary, and royal, and its people are closer to the concept of the family, in which various components, religiously, linguistically, and ethnically fused to form a single Jordanian family, which made Jordan unique in its unity, diversity, and stability.
Administrative divisions
Jordan is divided into 12 governorates: Amman (the capital), Irbid, Zarqa, Mafraq, Ajloun, Jerash, Madaba, Balqa, Karak, Tafilah, Maan, and Aqaba. Each governorate includes a number of brigades and districts.
Population
According to the data of the Department of Statistics for the year 2015, the population of Jordan is about 9,531,712 million.
Geography
Jordan has an area of 89.213 square kilometers, surrounded by five countries: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the south, the Syrian Arab Republic to the north, the Iraqi Republic to the east, and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west, and Jordan also shares the water borders with the Arab Republic of Egypt through the Gulf of Aqaba.
Jordan is located geographically between latitude 33 and 29 north, and longitude 39 and 34 east, which makes its climate moderate (desert), and for this Jordan is one of the dry and semi-dry areas that are characterized by long hot summers and short winters, generally less rainy.
The port of Aqaba is the Kingdom's only port to the sea, and it overlooks the Red Sea, which has a share of 25 kilometers from Jordan.
The area:
Total area: 89,213 square kilometers.
Land area: 88,884 square kilometers.
Water areas: 329 square kilometers.