JORDAN

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• Jordan is an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.
  
  
• Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Israel and Palestine (West Bank).
  
  
• The Dead Sea is located along its western borders and the country has a 26-kilometre coastline on the Red Sea in its extreme south-west.
  
  
• Its capital city is Amman.
  
  
• The sovereign state is a constitutional monarchy, but the king holds wide executive and legislative powers.
  
  
• Sunni Islam, practised by around 95% of the population, is the dominant religion and coexists with an indigenous Christian minority.