Jordan
Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy
Current head of state: King Abdullah II
Total population: 6,508,271
% of population living in poverty: % 14.2
GDP: $27.13 billion
Capital: Amman
Largest city: Amman
Coasts: 26 km
Major bodies of water: The Dead Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and The Gulf of Aqaba
Major rivers: The Jordan River, and the Yarmuk River
Bordering countries: Syria, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West bank
Majority religion: Islam
Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Geographical features: Dead Sea, Jordan River
Jordan Desert
Selected current event in Jordan:
There are protests happening in Jordan. One person was killed and 150 were injured. 57 were policeman, the Public Security Department announced on Friday. The protest of Jordan had been happening for two months when the first death happened.
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