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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2021)   10 269a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2021)   115.7a
    Capital city    Amman
    Capital city pop. (000, 2021)   2 108.5b
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   89 318b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   102.6a
    National currency    Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.7c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2021
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)27 13438 58744 503b
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)2.32.52b
    GDP per capita (current US$)3 736.64 164.14 405.5b
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)44.95.4b
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)29.528.127.1b
    Economy: Services and other activityg (% of GVA)66.56767.5b
    Employment in agricultureh (% of employed)3.53.33c
    Employment in industryh (% of employed)26.425.424.4c
    Employment in servicesh (% employed)70.171.372.6c
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)12.513.114.6c
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)15.3 / 67.214.0 / 63.914.4 / 63.5c
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100116101i,c
    Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)8810295b
    International trade: exports (million current US$)7 0237 8337 646h,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)15 26220 47516 889h,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 8 239- 12 642- 9 242h,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 882- 3 470- 1 003b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2021
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)4.64.91.9c
    Urban population (% of total population)86.190.391.2b
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)6.25.8...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)3.83.42.8c
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)74.6 / 71.575.5 / 72.276.1 / 72.7c
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)37.5 / 5.436.0 / 5.532.1 / 6.3a
    International migrant stockk,l (000/% of total pop.)2 786.9 / 38.43 167.0 / 34.23 457.7 / 33.9c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)453.2m684.8748.3c
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)19.717.114.6c
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.47.67.8n
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.22.82.3o
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)......3.1b
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)81.1 / 82.779.1 / 79.9p81.1 / 82.5b
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)81.6 / 78.670.3 / 68.0p66.0 / 64.4b
    Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)71.9 / 63.165.7 / 58.5p56.8 / 51.3b
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.61.61.4o
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)6.41211.5q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2021
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)27.2r60.1h66.8h,o
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.4s...0.7t,u,v
    Threatened species (number)90102127
    Forested area (% of land area)1.11.1h1.1n
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)18.8 / 2.623.7 / 2.623.0 / 2.3n
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)9812n
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)424038n
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersw (000)4 2073 7614 488b
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)79.812.9c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)83.6 / ...84.0 / ...84.4 / ...c
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)3.595.696.19b
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