Southwestern Asia, situated near the south-eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea, bounded on the north by Syria, on the east by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, on the south by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aqaba, and on the west by Palestine and Israel. See map in Map & Sites page.
Official language: Arabic.
Second language: English.
Religions: Muslims 94% - Christians 5%.
Measures: Metric.
Time: GMT +02:00 - US EST +7.
Electricity: 220 Volts, 50 AC.
Currency: Jordanian Dinar.
Int'l Dialing Code: 00962.