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Jordan renounced its claim to the territory to the Palestinians in 1988 and signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. Jordan is a semi-arid country, covering an area of 89,342 km 2 (34,495 sq mi) with a population of 11.5 million, making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country.
The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.
Situated in southern Jordan, Wadi Rum features a great variety of desert landforms including sandstone valleys, natural arches, gorges, cliffs, landslides and caverns. The site also contains extensive rock art, inscriptions and archaeological remains, bearing witness to more than 12,000 years of continuous human habitation.
In April 1949, after the country gained control of the West Bank, the country's official name became the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". [ 88 ] [ 89 ] 1948 War and annexation of the West Bank
A satellite map of the Middle East with Jordan in the center. A village near Al-Salt in the Balqa Governorate. Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan.. The country consists mainly of a plateau between 700 metres (2,300 ft) and 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) meters high, divided into ridges by valleys and gorges, and a few mountainous areas.
Tourists photograph Al Khazneh (not visible) upon arriving in Petra.The Siq can be seen on the right.. Jordan is a sovereign Arab state in the Middle East.The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre.
Relief map of Jordan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jordan: . Jordan – country located in Southwest Asia, bordering Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the Palestinian territories to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south.
Jordan was ranked as the 19th most expensive country in the world to live in 2010 and the most expensive Arab country to live in. [38] Jordan has been a member of the World Trade Organization since 2000. [39] In the 2009 Global Enabling Trade Report, Jordan ranked 4th in the Arab World behind the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar. [40]