| 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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| 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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| Environment international agreements party to Jordan :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
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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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| Flag description Jordan :
| three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I
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| Agriculture products Jordan :
| wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry
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| Industries Jordan :
| phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing, tourism
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