Jordan — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Jordan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Jordan
The capital of Jordan is Amman. It has a population of approximately 11.7M. The country covers an area of 89,342 km². It is located in Western Asia.
Geography
Jordan is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 89,342 km². It shares land borders with Iraq, Israel, State of Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Jordan has a population of approximately 11,734,000 people. Population density is around 131.3 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Jordanian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Jordan reports a nominal GDP of about $53.4 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 102.8% of GDP in 2023. The official currency is the Jordanian dinar (JOD, symbol د.ا). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.71 JOD.
Culture & Time
Jordan operates on a single time zone (UTC+03:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.jo, الاردن..
Government & Status
The capital of Jordan is Amman. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +962. Its FIFA country code is JOR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is JO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.