Background: Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He has implemented modest political reforms, including the passage of a new electoral law in early 2016 and an effort to devolve some authority to governorate- and municipal-level councils following subnational elections in 2017. In 2016, the Islamic Action Front, which is the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, returned to the National Assembly with 15 seats after boycotting the previous two elections in 2010 and 2013.

Geographic coordinates: 31 00 N, 36 00 E

Map reference: Middle East

Area
Total: 89,342 km²
Land: 88,802 km²
Water: 540 km²
Rank: 113
Comparative: about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries
Total: 1744 km
Border countries: (5) Iraq 179 km; , Israel 307 km; , Saudi Arabia 731 km; , Syria 379 km; , West Bank 148 km

Coastline: 26 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 3 nm

Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)

Terrain: mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian Highlands

Elevation
Mean elevation: 812 m
Lowest point: Dead Sea -431 m
Highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m

Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil

Land use
Agricultural land: 11.4% (2011 est.)
Forest: 1.1% (2011 est.)
Other: 87.5% (2011 est.)

Irrigated land: 964 km² (2012)

Natural hazards: droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods

Geography
Note: strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)

Population
Distribution: population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba:
Rank: 86
Growth rate: 2.02% (2018 est.)
Growth rate rank: 46
Below poverty line: 14.2% (2002 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Jordanian(s)
Adjective: Jordanian

Ethnic groups:

Languages: Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)

Religions:

Age structure
0-14 years: 34.14% (male 1,835,094 /female 1,735,773)
15-24 years: 19.98% (male 1,114,783 /female 975,086)
25-54 years: 37.72% (male 2,137,424 /female 1,807,573)
55-64 years: 4.64% (male 253,029 /female 232,652)
65 years and over: 3.51% (male 180,652 /female 186,347) (2018 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 66.1 (2015 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 59.8 (2015 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 6.2 (2015 est.)
Potential support ratio: 16 (2015 est.)

Median age
Total: 22.8 years (2018 est.)
Male: 23.2 years
Female: 22.3 years
Rank: 177

Population growth rate: 2.02% (2018 est.)
Rank: 46

Birth rate: 23.6 births/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 56

Death rate: 3.4 deaths/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 218

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 88

Population distribution: population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba

Urbanization
Urban population: 91.2% of total population
Note: (2015-20 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 2.43% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: 2.109 million AMMAN (capital) (2019)

Environment
Current issues: limited natural freshwater resources; declining water table; salinity; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; biodiversity and ecosystem damage/loss
International agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth:

Infant mortality rate
Total: 13.7 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Male: 14.5 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 12.9 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 103

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 75 years (2018 est.)
Male: 73.6 years
Female: 76.6 years
Rank: 116

Total fertility rate: 3.14 children born/woman (2018 est.)
Rank: 49

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 51.8% (2017/18)

Drinking water source
Urban: 2.2% of population
Rural: 7.7% of population
Total: 3.1% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure: 5.5% (2016)

Physicians density: 2.34 physicians/1000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density: 1.4 beds/1000 population (2015)

Sanitation facility access
Urban: 1.4% of population (2015 est.)
Rural: 1.1% of population (2015 est.)
Total: 1.4% of population (2015 est.)

Hivaids
Adult prevalence rate note: <.1% (2018 est.)
People living with hivaids note: <500 (2018 est.)
Deaths note: <100 (2018 est.)

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 35.5% (2016)
Rank: 13

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 3% (2012)
Rank: 100

Education expenditures: 3.6% of GDP (2017)
Rank: 121

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 95.4%
Male: 97.7%
Female: 92.9% (2015)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 13 years
Male: 12 years
Female: 13 years (2012)

Country name
Conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Conventional short form: Jordan
Local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
Local short form: Al Urdun
Former: Transjordan
Etymology: named for the Jordan River, which makes up part of Jordans northwest border

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital
Name: Amman
Geographic coordinates: 31 57 N, 35 56 E
Time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October: etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their main city 'Rabbath Ammon'; 'rabbath' designated 'capital' so the name meant 'The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites]'; over time, the 'Rabbath' came to be dropped and the city became known simply as 'Ammon' and then 'Amman'

Administrative divisions: 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman), At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba

Independence: 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)

National holiday: Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Constitution
History: previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952
Amendments: constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; no amendment of the constitution affecting the rights of the king and the succession to the throne is permitted during the regency period; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)

Legal system: mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law

International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Jordan
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II
Head of government: Prime Minister Omar al-RAZZAZ (since 4 June 2018)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch
Electionsappointments: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 members, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policymaking body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure generally not limited; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; Great Felonies Court; religious courts; military courts; juvenile courts; Land Settlement Courts; Income Tax Court; Higher Administrative Court; Customs Court; special courts including the State Security Court

Political parties and leaders: Ahrar al-Urdun (Free People of Jordan) Party [Samir al-ZU'BI]Al-Awn al-Watani (National Aid) Party [Faysal al-AWAR]Al-Balad al-Amin Party [Khalil al-SAYED]Al-Itijah al-Watani (National Trend Party) [Ahmad al-KAYED]Al-Mustaqbal (Future) Party [Salah al-QUDAH]Al-Nida’ Party [Abd-al-Majid ABU-KHALID]Al-Rayah Party (Flag Party) [Bilal DHEISAT]Al-Shahama Party [Mashhour ZREIQAT]Al-Shura Party [Firas al-ABBADI]Arab Socialist Ba’th Party [Zyad AL-HOMSI]Conservatives Party [Hasan RASHID]Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa’eed DHIYAB]Democratic Sha’b Party (HASHD) [Abla ABU-OLBEH]Freedom and Equality Party [Hamad Abu ZEID]Islamic Action Front [Murad AL-ADAYLAH]Islamic Centrist Party [Madallah AL-TARAWNEH]Jordanian Al-Ansar Party [Awni al-RJOUB]Jordanian Al-Hayah Party [Abd-al-Fattah al-KILANI]Jordanian Communist Party [Faraj ITMIZYEH]Jordanian Democratic Socialist Party [Jamil al-NIMRI]Jordanian Democratic Tabiy’ah (Nature) Party [Ali ASFOUR]Jordanian Equality Party [Zuhair al-SHURAFA]Jordanian Fursan (Cavaliers Party) [Ali al-DHWEIB]Jordanian Justice and Development Party [Ali al-SHURAFA]Jordanian National Action Party [Abd-al-Hadi al-MAHARMAH]Jordanian National Constitutional Party [Ahmad al-SHUNNAQ]Jordanian National Democratic Grouping Party [Shakir al-ABBADI]Jordanian National Party [Muna ABU-BAKR]Jordanian National Union Party [Zeid ABU-ZEID]Jordanian Progressive Ba’th Party [Fu’ad DABBOUR]Jordanian Promise Party [Mahmoud al-KHALILI]Jordanian Reform Party [Eid DHAYYAT]Jordanian Social Justice Party [Abd-al-Fattah al-NSOUR]Jordanian Wafa’ (Loyalty) Party [Mazin al-QADI]Justice and Reform Party [Sa’eed Nathir ARABIYAT]Modernity and Change Party [Nayef al-HAMAYDEH]National Congress Party [Irhayil GHARAYBEH] (formerly the Zamzam party)National Renaissance Front Party [Isma’il KHATATBEH]National Unity Party [Muhammad al-ZBOUN]Pan Arab Movement Party [Dayfallah FARRAJ]Partnership and Salvation Party [Muhammad al-HAMMOURI]Reform and Renewal Party [Mazin RYAL]Risalah Party [Hazim QASHOU’]Stronger Jordan Party [Rula al-HROUB]Unified Jordanian Front Party [Farouq AL-ABBADI]

International organization participation: ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chancery: 3,504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 966-2,664
In the us FAX: [1] (202) 966-3,110
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge dAffaires Karen SASAHARA (since March 2019)
From the us telephone: [962] (6) 590-6,000
From the us embassy: Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 354, Amman 11,118 Jordan; Unit 70,200, Box 5, DPO AE 9,892-0200
From the us FAX: [962] (6) 592-0163

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I

National symbols: eagle; national colors: black, white, green, red

National anthem
Name: As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni (Long Live the King of Jordan)
Lyricsmusic: Abdul-Monem al-RIFAI/Abdul-Qader al-TANEER: note: adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is used most commonly, while the full version is reserved for special occasions

Economy overview: Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of unemployment and underemployment, budget and current account deficits, and government debt.King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as expanding foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil contributed to slower growth from 2010 to 2017 - with growth averaging about 2.5% per year - and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction/real estate, and tourism. Since the onset of the civil war in Syria and resulting refugee crisis, one of Jordan’s most pressing socioeconomic challenges has been managing the influx of approximately 660,000 UN-registered refugees, more than 80% of whom live in Jordan’s urban areas. Jordan’s own official census estimated the refugee number at 1.3 million Syrians as of early 2016.Jordan is nearly completely dependent on imported energy—mostly natural gas—and energy consistently makes up 25-30% of Jordan’s imports. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan has secured several contracts for liquefied and pipeline natural gas, developed several major renewables projects, and is currently exploring nuclear power generation and exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves. In August 2016, Jordan and the IMF agreed to a $723 million Extended Fund Facility that aims to build on the three-year, $2.1 billion IMF program that ended in August 2015 with the goal of helping Jordan correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances.

Real gdp purchasing power parity:
Rank: 90

Real gdp growth rate:
Rank: 151

Real gdp per capita:
Rank: 144

Gross national saving:
Rank: 165

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 80.5% (2017 est.)
Government consumption: 19.8% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 22.8% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories: 0.7% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 34.2% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -58% (2017 est.)

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 4.5% (2017 est.)
Industry: 28.8% (2017 est.)
Services: 66.6% (2017 est.)

Agriculture products: citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy

Industries: tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizer, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing

Industrial production growth rate: 1.4% (2017 est.)
Rank: 146

Labor force: 2.295 million (2017 est.)
Rank: 117
By occupation agriculture: 2%
By occupation industry: 20%
By occupation services: 78% (2013 est.)

Unemployment rate:
Rank: 181

Population below poverty line: 14.2% (2002 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 3.4%
Highest 10: 28.7% (2010 est.)

Distribution of family income gini index:
Rank: 69

Budget
Revenues: 9.462 billion (2017 est.)
Expenditures: 11.51 billion (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit: -5.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 170

Taxes and other revenues: 23.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Rank: 124

Public debt:
Rank: 22

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:
Rank: 138

Central bank discount rate:
Rank: 100

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
Rank: 97

Stock of narrow money:
Rank: 74

Stock of broad money:
Rank: 75

Stock of domestic credit:
Rank: 68

Market value of publicly traded shares:
Rank: 61

Current account balance:
Rank: 180

Exports:
Rank: 99
Partners: US 24.9%, Saudi Arabia 12.8%, India 8.2%, Iraq 8.2%, Kuwait 5.4%, UAE 4.6% (2017)
Commodities: textiles, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals

Imports:
Rank: 82
Commodities: crude oil, refined petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals
Partners: China 13.6%, Saudi Arabia 13.6%, US 9.9%, UAE 4.9%, Germany 4.4% (2017)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Rank: 67

Debt external:
Rank: 82

Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
Rank: 69

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
Rank: 95

Exchange rates:

Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100% (2016)
Production: 18.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Production rank: 77
Consumption: 16.82 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption rank: 74
Exports: 50 million kWh (2015 est.)
Exports rank: 88
Imports: 334 million kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 86
Installed generating capacity: 4.764 million kW (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 82
Generation sources fossil fuels: 87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 62
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 116
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 180
Generation sources other renewable sources: 12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 74

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 22 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 99
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 144
Crude oil imports: 67,980 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 49
Crude oil proven reserves: 1 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 96

Refined petroleum
Products production: 67,240 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products production rank: 73
Products consumption: 139,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products consumption rank: 69
Products exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products exports rank: 166
Products imports: 68,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products imports rank: 68

Natural gas
Production: 121.8 million m³ (2017 est.)
Production rank: 80
Consumption: 5.238 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Consumption rank: 56
Exports: 1.359 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Exports rank: 38
Imports: 6.456 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Imports rank: 31
Proven reserves: 6.031 billion m³ (1 January 2018 est.)
Proven reserves rank: 87

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 27.39 million Mt (2017 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 76

Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 404,112
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (July 2016 est.)
Fixed lines rank: 103
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 9,818,446
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 96 (July 2016 est.)
Mobile cellular rank: 86

Telephone system
General assessment: microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; growing mobile-cellular usage in both urban and rural areas is reducing use of fixed-line services; recent influx of refugees putting burden on countrys econmy, infrastructure and society; mobile broadband area of growth with 4G services (2018)
Domestic: 1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently multiple mobile-cellular providers with subscribership up to 96 per 100 persons; fixed-line 4 per 100 persons (2018)
International: country code - 962; landing point for the FEA and Taba-Aqaba submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Asia; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals (2019)

Broadcast media: radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations with JRTV operating the main government-owned station; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available

Internet
Country code: .jo
Users total: 5,099,674
Users percent of population: 62.3% (July 2016 est.)
Users rank: 76

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 456,610
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2017 est.)
Rank: 82

Military expenditures:
Rank: 8

Military and security forces: Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (2019)

Military service age and obligation: 17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF (2013)

National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 7 (2015)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 40 (2015)
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 3,065,145 (2015)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 169.105 million
Note: mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: JY (2016)

Airports: 18 (2013)
Rank: 141
With paved runways total: 16 (2017)
With paved runways over 3047 m: 8 (2017)
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 5 (2017)
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 2 (2017)
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 1 (2017)
With unpaved runways total: 2 (2013)
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 2 (2013)

Heliports: 1 (2012)

Pipelines: 473 km gas, 49 km oil (2013)

Railways
Total: 509 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 509 km
Note: 1.050-m gauge (2014)
Rank: 113

Roadways
Total: 7,203 km (2011)
Paved: 7,203 km (2011)
Rank: 136

Merchant marine
Total: 32
By type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 23 (2018)
Rank: 124

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Al Aqabah

Disputes international: 2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 2,242,579 (Palestinian refugees), 654,192 (Syria), 67,266 (Iraq), 14,730 (Yemen), 6,116 Sudan (2019)