| Climate Jordan :
| mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
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| Terrain Jordan :
| mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
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| Elevation extremes lowest Jordan :
| Dead Sea -408 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Jordan :
| Jabal Ram 1,734 m
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| Natural resources Jordan :
| phosphates, potash, shale oil
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| Land use arableland Jordan :
| 2,67%
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| Irrigated land Jordan :
| 750 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Jordan :
| droughts; periodic earthquakes
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| Environment current issues Jordan :
| limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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| Geography note Jordan :
| 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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