Map of Jordan

Location: Definition Field Listing
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Geographc Coordinates: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
31 00 N, 36 00 E
Map references: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Middle East
Area: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 92,300 sq km
land: 91,971 sq km
water: 329 sq km
Area - comparative: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 1,635 km
border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km
Coastline: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
26 km
Maritime claims: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Terrain: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
Elevation extremes: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m
Natural resources: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
phosphates, potash, shale oil
Land use: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
arable land: 3.32%
permanent crops: 1.18%
other: 95.5% (2005)
Irrigated land: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
750 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
0.9 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 1.01 cu km/yr (21%/4%/75%)
per capita: 177 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
droughts; periodic earthquakes
Environment - current issues: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Environment - international agreements: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
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


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