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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population, through several wars and coup attempts. In 1989 he resumed parliamentary elections and gradually permitted political liberalization; in 1994 a formal peace treaty was signed with Israel. King ABDALLAH II - the eldest son of King HUSSEIN and Princess MUNA - assumed the throne following his father's death in February 1999. Since then, he has consolidated his power and established his domestic priorities, including an aggressive economic reform program. Jordan acceded to the World Trade Organization in January 2000, and signed free trade agreements with the United States in 2000, and with the European Free Trade Association in 2001.
Country name: conventional long form: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
conventional short form: Jordan
local short form: Al Urdun
local long form: Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
former: Transjordan
Capital: Amman
Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Religions: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
National Information System of Jordan
The site includes information generated by the Jordanian organizations in the public and private sectors. The National Information Centre (NIC) is responsible for building , managing and maintaining the site, providing easy access to the full range of information, textual and statistical through sectoral networks, with appropriate links and a search engine.
Jordan Times
The website is an online version of the print edition of The Jordan Times. It is updated every day, except Saturdays, at 8 am Jordan local time. Features local and world news, letters, opinions, articles search engine.
Map of Jordan
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