| Population :
| 5,611,202 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 35,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 009 604.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 967 645.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 61,10%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 829 984.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 598 141.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 100 896.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 104 932.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 22.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 22.8 years .
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| Median age female :
| 21.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.67% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.15 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 21.63 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 14.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 78.06 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 75.59 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 80.69 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.86 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 1,000 .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Jordanian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Jordanian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% .
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| Religions :
| Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) .
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| Languages :
| Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 91,30%.
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| Literacy male :
| 95,90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 86.3% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional monarchy .
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| Independence :
| 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 25 May (1946) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil. Debt, poverty, and unemployment are fundamental problems, but King ABDALLAH, since assuming the throne in 1999, has undertaken some broad economic re.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 30% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% (2001 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry .
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| Industries :
| phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing, tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| clothing, phosphates, fertilizers, potash, vegetables, manufactures, pharmaceuticals .
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| Exports partners :
| US 19%, Iraq 18.6%, India 8.6%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 25 May (1946) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 25 May (1946) .
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| Internet users :
| 457,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| A-Sha-al Maleek
A-Sha-al Maleek
Sa-Mi-yan-ma-qa mu- hu
Kha-fi-qa-tin fil ma-ali
a-lam m-hu.
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