1. 국 명 - 요르단(Jordan)
2. 면 적 - 97,740 sq km (37,738 sq miles)
3. 수 도 - 아만(Amman)
4. 정 체 -
5. 인 구 - 4,936,000명(1993년기준)
6. 인구밀도 - 50.5 per sq km
7.종교상황 - 90%가 수니파 무슬림(Sunni Muslim)이며 무슬림도 소수있고 크리스챤은 극소수이다.
8.언 어 - 아라비아어를 사용하며 그외 영어, 프랑스어가 쓰인다.
9.지 리 - Jordan shares borders with Israel, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The Dead Sea is to the northwest and the
Red Sea to the southwest. A high plateau extends 324km (201 miles) from Syria to Ras en Naqab in the south with the
capital of Amman at a height of 800m (2625ft). Northwest of the capital are undulating hills, some forested, others cultivated.
The Dead Sea depression, 400m (1300ft) below sea level in the west, is the lowest point on earth. The River Jordan
connects the Dead Sea with Lake Tiberias (Israel). To the west of the Jordan is the occupied West Bank. The east of the
country is mainly desert. Jordan has a tiny stretch of Red Sea coast, centred on Aqaba.
10.시 차 - GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from April to September)
11.전 원 - 220 volts AC, 50Hz를 사용한다. 전구는 둥근 스큐르를 사용한다.
12.GOVERNMENT - Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature. The House of Representatives has 80
members elected by universal adult suffrage for a 4-year term. The second chamber, the House of Notables, has 40
members appointed by the king for an 8-year term. Executive power is held by the king, who governs with the assistance of a
Council of Ministers. Until 1988, the Israeli-occupied West Bank was considered to comprise three of Jordan뭩 eight
administrative provinces.
