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Complete details about Jordan in Asia with capital city Amman

Country NameJordan (Al-Urdunn)
Country CodeJOR
Capital CityAmman
ContinentAsia
RegionMiddle East
Independence Year1946
Population5083000
Surface Area88946.0
Life Expectancy77.4 years
GNP7526.0 (old 7051.0)
Government FormConstitutional Monarchy

Spoken Languages

Arabic [official]     (97.9%)
Armenian     (1.0%)
Circassian     (1.0%)

Major Cities

Amman, Amman     (population 1000000)
al-Zarqa, al-Zarqa     (population 389815)
Irbid, Irbid     (population 231511)
al-Rusayfa, al-Zarqa     (population 137247)
Wadi al-Sir, Amman     (population 89104)

Jordan's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: SB NationWed, 23 May 2012 10:21:23 -0700
Kobe Bryant Will Never Top Michael Jordan, No Matter How Hard He Tries

By Andy Hutchins - Editor Kobe Bryant's the most decorated current NBA player, and likely the closest heir to Michael Jordan's throne. But Kobe will never touch MJ. May 23, 2012 - The greatest moment Michael Jordan ever had on a basketball court was ...   read full story

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Publisher: Guardian ExpressTue, 22 May 2012 23:55:34 -0700
Dwyane Wade is no Kobe Durant Jordan in Miami Heat Win read full story
Publisher: Midwest Sports FansTue, 22 May 2012 09:41:32 -0700
Kobe, Jordan, and a Matter of Perspective read full story
Publisher: Huffington Post (blog)Wed, 23 May 2012 06:55:32 -0700
David Stern Won When Lakers Lost read full story
Publisher: Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierWed, 23 May 2012 12:07:39 -0700
Thunder face West's best in climb toward top read full story
Publisher: Ventura County StarWed, 23 May 2012 02:16:18 -0700
Lakers' exit meetings have little direction read full story
Publisher: Tulsa WorldMon, 21 May 2012 21:30:36 -0700
OKC Thunder knocks off Lakers, advances to Western Conference finals read full story


Publisher: ESPN (blog)Tue, 22 May 2012 21:42:09 -0700
Jordan Hill Exit Interview: The forward would like to stay

When Jordan Hill arrived in LA as part of the Derek Fisher trade, his role was pretty clear, in the sense it didn't exist. Beyond a knee injury suffered shortly after getting his new uni, Mike Brown was committed to Josh McRoberts as the primary ...   read full story

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Publisher: Los Angeles TimesTue, 22 May 2012 19:28:00 -0700
Jordan Hill wants to return to the Lakers read full story
Publisher: Lakers NationWed, 23 May 2012 10:33:57 -0700
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Publisher: Lakers.com (blog)Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:36 -0700
Jordan Hill: 2012 Exit Interview read full story


Publisher: Voice of AmericaWed, 23 May 2012 09:31:59 -0700
Syrian Smugglers' Operations Booming in Jordan

??Northern Jordan - As violence has intensified in Syria, the smuggling business has boomed. A recent trip to northern Jordan near the Syrian border showed how the dangerous practice of dissidents smuggling food and medicine to injured and famished ...   read full story


Publisher: Corvallis Gazette TimesTue, 22 May 2012 21:28:15 -0700
OSU football: Jordan Poyer cited in bar incident

Jordan Poyer had a run-in with the law over the weekend. (Jesse Skoubo | Corvallis Gazette-Times) Oregon State senior football player Jordan Poyer was arrested over the weekend on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree criminal trespass, according to a ...   read full story

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Publisher: SportingNews.comTue, 22 May 2012 20:36:56 -0700
Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer arrested for trespass read full story
Publisher: CBSSports.com (blog)Tue, 22 May 2012 12:25:47 -0700
Oregon State's Jordan Poyer arrested read full story
Publisher: KCBY.com 11Tue, 22 May 2012 18:03:34 -0700
Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer arrested read full story
Publisher: OregonLive.comWed, 23 May 2012 09:11:06 -0700
Oregon State Beavers rundown: Should Mike Riley ban Twitter? read full story