jordan course unit 1
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Welcome to Jordan
Welcome To
Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan Presented By
LT.COL Ibrahim al shawabkehRoyal navy force
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Personal Biography1987 Joined the Jordanian Armed forces.
1991 MTC college, B Sc in communicatin Engineering.
1992 Royal Military Academy – Jordan.
1995 Marine Engineering Course – Germany.
1998 radar maintenance course UK.
2000 project engineer in KADDB for 4 years.
2003 International Maritime Officers Course – USCG.
2005 M Sc in Computer in Engineering – Jordan.
2006 S.O.S Course – Jordan.
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Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan
National FlagGeography
ClimateHistory
People, language and religious
Education & health careCommunications &
TransportationEconomy & tourism
Culture & sportGovernment
MilitaryThe Jordan U S Relation
Current issue
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Jordan’s National
FlowerBlack Iris
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National Bird
Sinai Rose finch
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JORDAN
Geography
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JORDAN
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Borders
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Geography
Area: total: 92,300 sq km
Water: 329 sq km Land: 91,971 sq km
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Geography
Land boundaries: total: 1,635 km Coastline: 26 km Territorial Sea: 3 NM
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Elevation extremes
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Elevation
HighestLowest
Highest point: Jabal Ram 1,754 m
Lowest point: Dead Sea
-410 m
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CLIMATE
Jordan has a combination of Mediterranean and arid desert climates
Generally, the country has warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters
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CLIMATEAverage temperatures ranging from 7 to 25 C (54 to 77 F) in the height.
Summertime highs reaching the 40C (105-115 F) in the desert regions
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CLIMATERainfall averages vary from 50mm in the desert. 800 mm (31.5) inches On the heights.Snow falls in winter time in the heights
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History
The region of present-day Jordan roughly
corresponds to the biblical lands of Ammon,
Bashan, Edom and Moab
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History
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History1516 the Ottoman Turks gained control of
what is now Jordan and it remained part of the Ottoman Empire until the 20th cent
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Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein
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Abdullah Bin Al Hussein
1923 May 15: British recognized Jordanian government
1928: Jordan ruled by a king
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King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein
1945: Tran Jordan became a member of the Arab league.
1946 May 25 Jordan gained independence
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1948: Arabs Israel War1949: April the country's name was changed to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1950: West Bank annexed to Jordan as a union
1951: July 20 King Abdullah is assassinated
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King Talal
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King Hussein
1953: Al Hussein became a king of Jordan1955: 14 Dec Jordan became a member of the United Nations
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1967: Six-Day War where Jordan lost the West Bank
1973: 6 Oct Arab-Israeli War
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Peace Treaty1996
1996: Oct Jordan and Israel sign peace agreements
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1999 on 7 Feb King Hussein succumbed to cancer at age of 63
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1999 on 7 Feb Prince Abdullah became a King
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GOVERNMENT
HM the KingHM the King
Executive Branch Prime Minister Judicial Branch Legislative Branch
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GOVERNMENT TYPE
Executive Branch
The King is:
- Head of State- Chief Executive- Commander in Chief
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Legislature
The lower House :
Consists of 110 for 4 years turn 6 of which are reserved for female candidates.
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Local Government
Jordan is divided into 12 administrative districts, or governorates
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PEOPLE
Population 5,611,202
Life expectancy at birth 77.88 years
Population growth rate:2.78%
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PEOPLE
Arab 90%, CaucasusArmenian ChechensDruze
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Religion
92% of Jordanian are Muslims
8% are Christians
Ethnic groups have full freedomto practice their religion
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Language
Arabic is the official language.
English as a second language.
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Education
• Compulsory free education up to 16 years old.
• 6407 Schools.
• 1.700.000 Students.
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Education
Universities: 11 public universities 14 Private universities Literacy Rate: 86.6% total.
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Health Care
Health Care for all Jordanians
1200 Health Centers
50 Hospitals
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Communications
Telephones-main 650,000 (2003)
Mobiles:1,325,300 (2003)
Internet users: more than 1,000,000
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Railways 677 km.High ways 8000 km.Pipelines (crude oil) 209 km.Ports AqabaAirports 3 International
Transportation
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Economy
10%
60%
30% AgricultureService Industry
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Economy
Currency 1 Dinar = 1.4 USD
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ECONOMYMain Exports
Industries:
phosphate mining,petroleum refining, cement potashlight manufacturing FertilizersPharmaceuticalsClothing
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ECONOMY
Agricultural:
wheat barley citrus tomatoes melonsolives sheep goats poultry
Main Exports
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ECONOMY
Crude oil machinery transport
equipment foodstuffs manufactured
goods
Main Imports