Short facts about the geography of Jordan
| Location: |
Middle East, northwest of Saudi
Arabia |
| Geographic
coordinates: |
31 00 N, 36 00
E |
| Map
references: |
Middle
East |
| Area: |
total: 92,300 sq km
land: 91,971 sq km
water: 329
sq km |
| Area -
comparative: |
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 |
| Maritime
claims: |
territorial sea:
3 NM |
| 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 |
| Elevation
extremes: |
lowest point:
Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734
m |
| Natural
resources: |
phosphates, potash, shale
oil |
| Land
use: |
arable land: 4%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland: 1%
other: 85% (1993
est.) |
| Irrigated
land: |
630 sq km (1993
est.) |
| Natural
hazards: |
droughts |
| Environment
- current issues: |
limited natural fresh water resources;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;
desertification |
| Environment
- international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the
selected agreements | Source: World Factbook |
