Middle East and North Africa
Jordan
Last reviewed: 5 February 2008
Country information
Full Country Name: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Area: 89,213 sq. km (34,445 sq. miles)
Population: 5.3 million
Capital City: Amman (population: 2,027,000)
People: Arab (98%), Circassian (1%), Armenian (1%). The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) report that 1,740,170 Palestinian refugees and displaced persons reside in Jordan; of whom 307,785 live in the 10 official UNRWA refugee camps.
Languages: Arabic (official), English
Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6%, Other (2%)
Currency: 1 Jordanian Dinar (JD) = 1,000 fils
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin al-Hussein
Prime Minister: Nader Dahabi (26 November 2007)
Foreign Minister: Salah Bashir (26 November 2007)
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contacts
Address:
Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
6 Upper Phillimore Gardens
London W8 7HA
Defence Attaché's Office:
16 Upper Phillimore Gardens
London W8 7HB
Telephone:
(020) 7937 3685
(020) 7937 9611 Defence Attaché's Office
(020) 7937 9499 Jordan Information Bureau
(090) 6550 8968 Visa Information Service
Fax:
(020) 7937 8795
(020) 7937 7505 Defence Attaché's Office
(020) 7937 6741 Jordan Information Bureau
Email: info@jordanembassyuk.org
Office hours:
Mon–Fri: 0900–1500
Defence Attaché's Office: Mon–Thurs: 0900–1500 / Fri: 0900-1200
Visa Information Service: Mon-Fri: 1000-1300
Jordan Information Bureau: Mon-Thurs: 0900-1500 / Fri: 0900-1300
Website: www.jordanembassyuk.org