Fact Sheet
Jordan
Official Title:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
General Information
Capital: Amman
Population (million): 6.397
Total Area: 92,342km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.71 Dinar (JOD) (2012)
National Holiday: 25 May, National Day
Language(s): Arabic (official), English
Political Information
Type of State:
Constitutional Monarchy
Type of Government:
Bicameral National Assembly ("Majlis al-’Umma"): the Senate (60 members appointed by the King); the House of Representatives (120 elected members)
Note: UN Human Development Index: 86th of 177 countries (2006 report)
Head of State:
King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Nasser Judeh
Finance: Umayya Touqan
Industry, Trade, Provisions and Communication Technology: Hatem Halawani
Main Political Parties:
Islamic Action Front, 33 other small political parties not represented in parliament.
Elections:
Parliamentary: last in January 2013
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Jordan | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 31.2 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 4876.73 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 2.8 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 4.77 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 12.2 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $114,710,859
Canadian imports from country: $21,814,301
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in Jordan: $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Basheer Fawwaz Zoubi
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Mark Gwozdecky
June 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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