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DATE & VENUE
Amman, Jordan during the period September
29th - October 1st 2009 at Le Royal Hotel
–Amman
ABOUT JORDAN
Brief Political History
Members of the Hashemite Royal family in
Jordan are direct descendants of the Prophet
Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. King
Abdullah II represents the 43rd generation
of this line.
Emir Abdullah, second son of Sharif Hussein
who ruled Mecca and Hijaz until 1925,
established regional control of the newly
created
Transjordan on April 11, 1921. Abdullah’s
adherence to his father’s passion for a
united Arab front was immediately obvious as
Abdullah fought hard for political and
military independence from colonial power of
Great Britain. On May 15, 1923, Abdullah’s
efforts began to prove successful-- the
Anglo-Transjordan Treaty replaced the
British Mandate and established Jordan as a
semiautonomous nation. Immediately, Emir
Abdullah was recognized as Head of State and
the national armed forces were created.
Geographic co-ordinates: 29 - 34 00
N, 35 - 39 E
Population: 5,460,265 (July 2003
est.)
Area:
Total: 89,213 sq. km
Land: 88,884 sq. km
Water: 329 sq. km
Capital: Amman (1.9 million / 38% of
total population)
Language: Arabic is the official
language, English is widely spoken.
Currency: Jordan’s currency is the
Jordanian Dinar, or JD. It is subdivided
into 1000 fils, or 100 qirsh or piasters. It
appears in paper notes of 50, 20, 10, 5, 1,
and 0.5 JD denominations. Coins come in
denominations of 1 JD, 0.5 JD, 0.25 JD, and
100, 50, 25, 10 and 5 fils.
Population Growth Rate: 2.67% (2004
est.)
Time: GMT + 2 (in winter, +3 in
summer), or 7 hours ahead of US Eastern
Starndard Time (EST). Summer time is
observed from April through September.
Natural Resources: Phosphates,
potash, shale oil
Ethnic Groups: Arab 98%,
Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%,
Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but
some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian
Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian
Orthodox)
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