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Economic overview: no economic activity
Transportation
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one boat
landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the
southwest corner of the island
Transportation note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the
west coast
Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard
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@Jersey
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(British crown dependency)
Map
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Location: 49 15 N, 2 10 W -- Western Europe, island in the English
Channel, northwest of France
Flag
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Description: white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick
(patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag
Geography
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Location: Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest
of France
Geographic coordinates: 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Map references: Europe
Area:
total area: 117 sq km
land area: 117 sq km
comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 70 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain: gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north
coast
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Natural resources: agricultural land
Land use:
arable land: 57%
permanent crops: NA%
meadows and pastures: NA%
forest and woodland: NA%
other: NA%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: largest and southernmost of Channel Islands;
about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
People
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Population: 87,848 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17% (male 7,787; female 7,284)
15-64 years: 69% (male 29,928; female 30,395)
65 years and over: 14% (male 5,107; female 7,347) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.77% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 12.93 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 9.21 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.95 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.36 years
male: 75.63 years
female: 81.39 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.5 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions: UK and Norman-French descent
Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New
Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Languages: English (official), French (official), Norman-French
dialect spoken in country districts
Literacy: NA
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
Data code: JE
Type of government: British crown dependency
Capital: Saint Helier
Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and
practice
Legal system: English law and local statute
Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult
Executive branch:
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6
February 1952) is a hereditary monarch
Head of Government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Sir
Michael WILKES (since NA 1995) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE
(since NA 1995) were appointed by the queen
cabinet: committees were appointed by the Assembly of the States
Legislative branch: unicameral
Assembly of the States: elections last held NA (next to be held NA);
results - no percent of vote by party since all are independents;
seats - (56 total, 52 elected) independents 52
Judicial branch: Royal Court, judges elected by an electoral
college and the bailiff
Political parties and leaders: none; all independents
International organization participation: none
Diplomatic representation in US: none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency)
Flag: white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron
saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag
Economy
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Economic overview: The economy is based largely on financial
services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes,
and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to
the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and
represents an important export earner. Milk products go to the UK
and other EU countries. In 1986 the finance sector overtook tourism
as the main contributor to GDP, accounting for 40% of the island's
output. In recent years, the government has encouraged light
industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics
industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of
knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as
well as a large share of Jersey's food needs.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP real growth rate: NA%
GDP per capita: $NA
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
Labor force: NA
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $643.7 million
expenditures: $597.2 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1995 est.)
Industries: tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity:
capacity: 50,000 kW standby
production: power supplied by France
consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
Agriculture: potatoes, cauliflowers, tomatoes; meat, dairy products
Exports: $NA
commodities: light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs,
textiles
partners: UK
Imports: $NA
commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,
foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
partners: UK
External debt: $NA
Economic aid: none
Currency: 1 Jersey pound (LJ) = 100 pence
Exchange rates: Jersey pounds (LJ) per US$1 - 0.6535 (January
1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992),
0.5652 (1991); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Transportation
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Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Ports: Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Merchant marine: none
Airports:
total: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 61,447 (1983 est.)
Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: 3 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 1
Televisions: NA
Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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@Johnston Atoll
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(territory of the US)
Map
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Location: 16 45 N, 169 30 W -- Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific
Ocean, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Flag
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Description: the flag of the US is used
Geography
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Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Geographic coordinates: 16 45 N, 169 30 W
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total area: 2.8 sq km
land area: 2.8 sq km
comparative area: about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 10 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade
winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly flat
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Summit Peak 5 m
Natural resources: NA; guano deposits worked until depletion about
1890
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Environment:
current issues: no natural fresh water resources
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been
expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island
(Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to
the public; former nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll
Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation
People
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Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 1,200 US
military and civilian contractor personnel (July 1996 est.)
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Johnston Atoll
Data code: JQ
Type of government: unincorporated territory of the US
administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed
cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US
Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge
system
Capital: none
Diplomatic representation in US: none (territory of the US)
US diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)
Flag: the flag of the US is used
Economy
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Economic overview: Economic activity is limited to providing
services to US military personnel and contractors located on the
island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity: supplied by the management and operations contractor
Transportation
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Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Ports: Johnston Island
Airports:
total: 1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: NA
Telephone system: 52 telephone lines; excellent system
domestic: 60-channel submarine cable, 22 DSN circuits by satellite,
Autodin with standard remote terminal, digital telephone switch,
Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), UHF/VHF air-ground
radio, a link to the Pacific Consolidated Telecommunications Network
(PCTN) satellite, and amateur radio
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM 5, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: NA
Televisions: NA
Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US
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@Jordan
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Map
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Location: 31 00 N, 36 00 E -- Middle East, northwest of Saudi
Arabia
Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white,
and green with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
bearing a small white seven-pointed star; the seven points on the
star represent the seven fundamental laws of the Koran
Geography
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Location: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Geographic coordinates: 31 00 N, 36 00 E
Map references: Middle East
Area:
total area: 89,213 sq km
land area: 88,884 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries:
total: 1,619 km
border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 728 km,
Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km
Coastline: 26 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to
April)
Terrain: mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west;
Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Ram 1,754 m
Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil
Land use:
arable land: 4%
permanent crops: 0.5%
meadows and pastures: 1%
forest and woodland: 0.5%
other: 94%
Irrigated land: 570 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: limited natural fresh water resources;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -
Desertification, Law of the Sea
People
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Population: 4,212,152 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44% (male 949,822; female 903,043)
15-64 years: 53% (male 1,153,360; female 1,091,416)
65 years and over: 3% (male 57,783; female 56,728) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.65% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 36.67 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 3.95 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.05 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 31.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.48 years
male: 70.62 years
female: 74.45 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.1 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Jordanian(s)
adjective: Jordanian
Ethnic divisions: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 8%
Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among
upper and middle classes
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 86.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 79.4%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
conventional short form: Jordan
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
local short form: Al Urdun
former: Transjordan
Data code: JO
Type of government: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Amman
Administrative divisions: 8 governorates (muhafazat, singular -
muhafazah); Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az
Zarqa', Irbid, Ma'an
Independence: 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under
British administration)
National holiday: Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
Constitution: 8 January 1952
Legal system: based on Islamic law and French codes; judicial
review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: King HUSSEIN Bin Talal Al Hashimi (since 2 May 1953)
is a constitutional monarch
head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Karim al-KABARITI (since 4
February 1996) was appointed by the king
cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the king
Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-'Umma)
House of Notables (Majlis al-A'ayan): consists of a 40-member body
appointed by the king from designated categories of public figures
House of Representatives: elections last held 8 November 1993 (next
to be held NA November 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (80 total) IAF 16, Jordanian National Alliance Party 4,
Al-Yaqazah Party 2, Al-Watan Party 2, Al-'Ahd Party 2, Jordanian
Arab Democratic Party 2, Al-Mustaqbal Party 1, Jordanian Arab
Socialist Ba'th Party 1, Jordanian Democratic Progressive Party 1,
Jordanian People's Democratic Party-Hashd 1, Jordanian Socialist
Democratic Party 1, independents 47
note: the House of Representatives has been convened and dissolved
by the king several times since 1974; in November 1989 the first
parliamentary elections in 22 years were held
Judicial branch: Court of Cassation
Political parties and leaders: Al-'Ahd (Pledge) Party, 'Abd
al-Hadi al-MAJALI, secretary general; Al-Ahrar (Liberals) Party,
Ahmad al-ZU'BI, secretary general; Al-Taqaddumi (Progressive) Party,
Fawwaz al-ZUBI, secretary general; Al-Watan (Homeland) Party, 'Akif
al-FAYIZ; Al-Yaqazah (Awakening) Party, 'Abd al-Ra'uf al-RAWABIDAH,
secretary general; Constitutional Jordanian Arab Front Party, Milhim
al-TALL; Democratic Arab Islamic Movement Party-Du'a', Yusuf Abu
BAKR, secretary general; Democratic Arab Unionist Party-Wad, Anis
al-MU'ASHIR, secretary general; Islamic Action Front (IAF), Ishaq
al-FARHAN, secretary general; Jordanian Arab Masses Party, 'Abd
al-Khaliq SHATAT, secretary general; Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'th
Party, Taysir al-HIMSI, command first secretary; Jordanian Communist
Party (JCP), Ya'qub ZAYADIN, secretary general; Jordanian Democratic
Popular Unity Party, 'Azmi al-KHAWAJA, secretary general; Jordanian
National Alliance Party, Mijhim al-KHURAYSHAH, secretary general;
Jordanian People's Democratic Party-Hashd, Salim al-NAHHAS,
secretary general; Jordanian Unionist Democratic Party, 'Isa MADANAT
(secretary general), Ali AMIR (secretary general), Munis al-RAZZAZ
(secretary general); Pan-Arab Action Front Party, Muhammad al-ZU'BI,
secretary general; Popular Unity Party-the Unionists, Mustafa
AL-'ISAWI, secretary general; Progress and Justice Party, 'Ali
al-SA'D, secretary general; Progressive Arab Ba'th Party, Mahmud
al-MA'AYITAH, command secretary; Al-Mustaqbal (Future) Party,
Sulayman 'ARAR, secretary general; Jordanian Arab Partisans Party,
Muhammad al-MAJALI, leader, Muhammad SHURAYDAH, secretary general
note: in 1995, the Jordanian Arab Democratic Party, the Jordanian
Democratic Progressive Party, and the Jordanian Socialist Democratic
Party merged to form the Jordanian Unionist Democratic Party
International organization participation: ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AL,
AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, PCA, UN, UNAMIR,
UNAVEM III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIH, UNMOT, UNOMIG,
UNOMIL, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UNRWA, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO (applicant)
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Fayiz A. TARAWNEH
chancery: 3504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 966-2664
FAX: [1] (202) 966-3110
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Wesley W. EGAN, Jr.
embassy: Jabel Amman, Amman
mailing address: P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; APO AE 09892-0200
telephone: [962] (6) 820101
FAX: [962] (6) 820159
Flag: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), white, and
green with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing
a small white seven-pointed star; the seven points on the star
represent the seven fundamental laws of the Koran
Economy
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Economic overview: Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate
supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil and coal.
Jordan benefited from increased Arab aid during the oil boom of the
late 1970s and early 1980s, when its annual real GNP growth averaged
more than 10%. In the remainder of the 1980s, however, reductions in
both Arab aid and worker remittances slowed real economic growth to
an average of roughly 2% per year. Imports - mainly oil, capital
goods, consumer durables, and food - outstripped exports, with the
difference covered by aid, remittances, and borrowing. In mid-1989,
the Jordanian Government began debt-rescheduling negotiations and
agreed to implement an IMF-supported program designed to gradually
reduce the budget deficit and implement badly needed structural
reforms. The Persian Gulf crisis that began in August 1990, however,
aggravated Jordan's already serious economic problems, forcing the
government to shelve the IMF program, stop most debt payments, and
suspend rescheduling negotiations. Aid from Gulf Arab states, worker
remittances, and trade contracted; and refugees flooded the country,
producing serious balance-of-payments problems, stunting GDP growth,
and straining government resources. The economy rebounded in 1992,
largely due to the influx of capital repatriated by workers
returning from the Gulf, but the recovery was uneven throughout 1994
and 1995. The government is implementing the reform program adopted
in 1992 and continues to secure rescheduling and write-offs of its
heavy foreign debt. Debt, poverty, and unemployment remain Jordan's
biggest on-going problems.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $19.3 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 6.5% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $4,700 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 11%
industry: 25%
services: 64% (1994)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (1995 est.)
Labor force: 600,000 (1992)
by occupation: industry 11.4%, commerce, restaurants, and hotels
10.5%, construction 10.0%, transport and communications 8.7%,
agriculture 7.4%, other services 52.0% (1992)
Unemployment rate: 16% (1994 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $2.5 billion
expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $640
million (1996 est.)
Industries: phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement, potash,
light manufacturing
Industrial production growth rate: 5.6% (1994 est.)
Electricity:
capacity: 1,050,000 kW
production: 4.2 billion kWh
consumption per capita: 1,072 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives;
sheep, goats, poultry
Exports: $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products,
manufactures
partners: India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, EU, Indonesia, UAE
Imports: $3.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: crude oil, machinery, transport equipment, food, live
animals, manufactured goods
partners: EU, US, Iraq, Japan, Turkey
External debt: $6.9 billion (1995 est.)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $238 million (1993)
Currency: 1 Jordanian dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils
Exchange rates: Jordanian dinars (JD) per US$1 - 0.7090 (January
1996), 0.7005 (1995), 0.6987 (1994), 0.6928 (1993), 0.6797 (1992),
0.6808 (1991)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 676 km
narrow gauge: 676 km 1.050-m gauge; note - an additional 110 km
stretch of the old Hedjaz railroad is out of use
Highways:
total: 5,680 km
paved: 5,680 km (including 1,712 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1991 est.)
Pipelines: crude oil 209 km
Ports: Al'Aqabah
Merchant marine:
total: 3 bulk ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 41,960 GRT/67,515
DWT (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 14
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 10
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 3
with paved runways under 914 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 81,500 (1987 est.)
Telephone system: adequate telephone system
domestic: microwave radio relay, cable, and radiotelephone links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic
Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave
radio relay to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria; microwave radio relay
to Lebanon is inactive; participant in Medarabtel
Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 7, shortwave 0
Radios: 1.1 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 8 and 1 TV receive-only satellite
link
Televisions: 350,000 (1992 est.)
Defense
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Branches: Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian
Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force);
Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF
only in wartime or crisis situations)
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,011,588
males fit for military service: 721,460
males reach military age (18) annually: 45,406 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $589 million,
8.2% of GDP (1996)
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@Juan de Nova Island
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(possession of France)
Map
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