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GeographyLocation
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq Geographic coordinates
31 00 N, 36 00 E
Map references
Middle East
Area World Ranking: 112
Total 89,342 sq km
Land 88,802 sq km Water 540 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries
Total 1,635 km
Border countries Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km Coastline
26 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 3 nm
Climate
Mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) Terrain
Mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River Elevation extremes
Lowest point Dead Sea -408 m
Highest point Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m Natural resources
Phosphates, potash, shale oil
Land use
Arable land 3.32%
Permanent crops 1.18% Other 95.5% (2005) Irrigated land
820 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
0.9 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 1.01 cu km/yr (21%/4%/75%)
Per capita 177 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Droughts; periodic earthquakes
Environment - current issues
Limited natural freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification Environment - international agreements
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
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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GPS points from Jordan (Amman)
Jabal Al Kha`ati Amman
Wadi Eth Thanniya Karak
Wadi Al Mahdath Ash Shamali (jo10)
Ouadi El Hachad (jo10)
Wadi Huwayjir Jordan (general)
As Saqrat Karak
Wadi Marar Amman
Jebel El Farasha Aqaba |