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Quick Facts: | Capital: | Amman
| | Language: | Arabic as first language and English as the second language
| | Population: | 6.4 million
| | Currency: | Jordan Dinar (JD)
| | Religion: | Islam
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Parliamentary with a Hereditary Monarchy
| | Head of State: | HM King Abdullah II
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Geography: | Location: | Time is (GMT+2:00) in winter, and (GMT+3:00) in summer, or 7 hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time. Summer time is observed from April through September. | | Area: | 89,342 square kilometers
| | Boundaries: | North Syria, South Saudi Arabia and Red Sea, East Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and West state of Palestine. | | Elevation Extremes: | Lowest point: Dead Sea -415m Highest point: Jabal Um-Al Dami 1,854m | | Major Cities: | Amman, Ajloun, Aqaba, Balqa, Irbid, Jerash, Karak, Ma’an, Madaba, Mafraq, Tafileh, Zarqa. |
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