El Deir (the monastery)
photo by Gabriele Asnaghi

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Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes - Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Areatotal: 92,300 km2
water: 329 km2
land: 91,971 km2
Callingcode962
Electricity220V/50Hz (Continental round pin & UK plugs)
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Population5,906,760 (July 2006 est.)
ReligionSunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
TimezoneUTC +2
Tld.jo