Jordan

Important Cities

Amman (Capital)
Irbid
Az Zarqa
Al Karak
Ma'an
Al Aqaba
Petra
Jerash
Madaba
Azraq

Main Attractions

Roman Theatre (Amman)
National Archaeological Museum(Amman)
The Castle of Qalat Al-Rabadh (Ajloun)
Dead Sea [with Israel]
Desert Castles
The huge Oval Plaza or Forum( Jerash)
Temple of Artemis(Jerash)
Madaba's Mosaics
Lake Tiberias
Temple of Winged Lions (Petra)
Quseir Amra Fortress
Hot springs of Al Himma.

Main Industries

Petroleum Refining
Tourism
Phosphate Mining
Cement
Pharmaceuticals
Inorganic Chemicals

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King Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 to 1999, surviving a number of challenges to his rule, drawing on the loyalty of his military, and serving as a symbol of unity and stability for both the East Bank and Palestinian communities in Jordan.
According to Jordan's Department of Statistics, 13% of the economically active Jordanian population residing in Jordan was unemployed in 2006.
Jordan signed a Threshold Agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in October 2006, and was subsequently deemed by the MCC to be eligible for a Compact Agreement in recognition of the country's progress on economic, social, and political reform indicators.
Jordan is among the five countries which have adopted an ENP action plan in 2005 for the next three to five years covering a new and ambitious agenda for the political social and economic fields, towards sharing common values with the EU.
Jordans comparative political importance goes beyond the limitations of its size and economic and natural resources and relies on its capacity to remain proactive in the political field which is a rare asset among the countries in the region.
Jordan is one of the better-performing countries of the region in terms of life expectancy at birth (72 years old), adult literacy (91%), access to basic services and education (enrolment has reached, respectively, 91%, 80%, and 31% at primary, secondary and tertiary levels).
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952.