• The official name:  Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
• Date of Independence:  May 25, 1946
• Government:  Constitutional Monarchy:  King Abdullah II  and Queen Rania
• Jordan Capital : Amman
• Population: 9.45 million 
• Language : Arabic, English widely spoken
• Religion: Sunni islam with a Christian minority
• International Airports : Queen Alia-Amman and King Hussein International Airport -Aqaba
• Lowest Point:  Dead Sea (-408m) 
• Highest Point:  Amman Jabal Umm ad Dami (1,854m) 
• Electric:  220V
• Time:  UTC +2
• Currency:  Jordanian Dinar JOD

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a country that has seen the rise and fall of many great civilizations. It is a young nation, founded on one of the oldest, continually inhabited pieces of ground on earth. Dozens of civilizations have laid claim to Jordan's lands as a result of the importance of the trade routes linking Europe, Africa and Asia. Nabataeans, Greeks, Romans, Persians and Islamic caliphs all preceded the Turks and European powers.
 

Jordan is also a Kingdom of many ethnic backgrounds. Circassians, Chechens, Armenians, Kurds, and Bosnians embellish the Jordanian patchwork, alongside the local Arab people. Since Jordan’s birth as a nation in 1946, it has also absorbed several other waves of immigration from Palestine, Iraq, and Syria.
 

As a cradle  of  civilizations, Jordan retains a rich diversity in appearance  and  culture combining both  modernity and tradition. It remains today as an oasis of peace and coexistence.