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RATE OF
INFLATION: 3% (1999) GDP: approximately USD 7 billionGDP per capita is : USD 1500
POPULATION GROWTH : 2.54% |
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LABOUR FORCE : Around
1.2 million plus 300,000 foreign workers. |
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE :
20-25% |
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RELIGION : Sunni
Muslims 96% Christians 4% |
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LANGUAGES :
Arabic . English is widely used. |
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CAPITAL : Amman with
population of around 1.3 million. Next is Az Zarqa with population of around 0.7 million. |
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TIME : Jordan is 2
hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). |
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM : Jordan is divided into 12 Governorates which are subdivided into
Districts and then into Municipalities and Village Councils. |
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HIGHWAYS : Total 8000
Kms. all paved. |
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ELECTRICITY : Capacity
1.066 million KW. |
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ELECTRIC CURRENT :
220/380 Volts 50 cycles. |
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CIVIL AIRPORTS : Queen
Alia Airport in Amman, Amman Civil Airport in Marka, and Aqaba Airport. |
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CURRENCY : The
Jordanian Dinar is the official currency in Jordan and exchange rate since 1990 is
around $1.42 to the Jordanian Dinar. |
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TELEPHONE SYSTEM : Very
adequate system Domestic- Microwave Radio relay, Cable and RadioTelephone links. |
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