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 Jordan 
 Main prefix
 JY 
 Callsigns series
 JYA-JYZ 
 Time zone
 +2 h 
 Continent
 Asia 
 ITU zone
 39 
 CQ zone
 20 
 
          Jordan          
 
 Jordan 
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          Jordan          
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of black (top, the Abbassid Caliphate of Islam), white (the Ummayyad Caliphate of Islam), and green (the Fatimid Caliphate of Islam) with a red isosceles triangle (representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916) based on the hoist side bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations.
 
          Jordan          
 
 Jordan 
 Capital: 
Amman
 Administrative
 divisions: 
12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, and Madaba.
 Population: 
5,307,470 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
31° 00' N, 36° 00' E
 Area total: 
92,300 sq. km
 Land area: 
91,971 sq. km
 Water area: 
329 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,635 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km
 Coastline: 
26 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Dead Sea -408 m - Jabal Ram 1,734 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.jo
 Currency: 
Jordanian dinar (JOD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Jordan
 Name - local
 long form: 
Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
 Name - local
 short form: 
Al Urdun
 Former name: 
Transjordan
 Independence: 
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
 Constitution: 
8 January 1952
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 25 May (1946)
 
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