Jordan course unit 1

Welcome to Jordan

Welcome To

Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan Presented By

LT.COL Ibrahim al shawabkehRoyal navy force

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.

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

Jordan’s National

FlowerBlack Iris

National Bird

Sinai Rose finch

JORDAN

Geography

JORDAN

Borders

Geography

Area: total: 92,300 sq km

Water: 329 sq km Land: 91,971 sq km

Geography

Land boundaries: total: 1,635 km Coastline: 26 km Territorial Sea: 3 NM

Elevation extremes

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Elevation

HighestLowest

Highest point: Jabal Ram 1,754 m

Lowest point: Dead Sea

-410 m

CLIMATE

Jordan has a combination of Mediterranean and arid desert climates

Generally, the country has warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters

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

CLIMATERainfall averages vary from 50mm in the desert. 800 mm (31.5) inches On the heights.Snow falls in winter time in the heights

History

The region of present-day Jordan roughly

corresponds to the biblical lands of Ammon,

Bashan, Edom and Moab

History

History1516 the Ottoman Turks gained control of

what is now Jordan and it remained part of the Ottoman Empire until the 20th cent

Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein

Abdullah Bin Al Hussein

1923 May 15: British recognized Jordanian government

1928: Jordan ruled by a king

King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein

1945: Tran Jordan became a member of the Arab league.

1946 May 25 Jordan gained independence

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

1948: Arabs Israel War1949: April the country's name was changed to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan


1950: West Bank annexed to Jordan as a union

1951: July 20 King Abdullah is assassinated

King Talal

King Hussein

1953: Al Hussein became a king of Jordan1955: 14 Dec Jordan became a member of the United Nations


1967: Six-Day War where Jordan lost the West Bank

1973: 6 Oct Arab-Israeli War

Peace Treaty1996

1996: Oct Jordan and Israel sign peace agreements


1999 on 7 Feb King Hussein succumbed to cancer at age of 63


1999 on 7 Feb Prince Abdullah became a King

GOVERNMENT

HM the KingHM the King

Executive Branch Prime Minister Judicial Branch Legislative Branch

GOVERNMENT TYPE

Executive Branch

The King is:

- Head of State- Chief Executive- Commander in Chief

Legislature

The lower House :

Consists of 110 for 4 years turn 6 of which are reserved for female candidates.

Local Government

Jordan is divided into 12 administrative districts, or governorates

PEOPLE

Population 5,611,202

Life expectancy at birth 77.88 years

Population growth rate:2.78%

PEOPLE

Arab 90%, CaucasusArmenian ChechensDruze

Religion

92% of Jordanian are Muslims

8% are Christians

Ethnic groups have full freedomto practice their religion

Language

Arabic is the official language.

English as a second language.

Education

• Compulsory free education up to 16 years old.

• 6407 Schools.

• 1.700.000 Students.

Education

Universities: 11 public universities 14 Private universities Literacy Rate: 86.6% total.

Health Care

Health Care for all Jordanians

1200 Health Centers

50 Hospitals

Communications

Telephones-main 650,000 (2003)

Mobiles:1,325,300 (2003)

Internet users: more than 1,000,000

Railways 677 km.High ways 8000 km.Pipelines (crude oil) 209 km.Ports AqabaAirports 3 International

Transportation

Economy

10%

60%

30% AgricultureService Industry

Economy

Currency 1 Dinar = 1.4 USD

ECONOMYMain Exports

Industries:

phosphate mining,petroleum refining, cement potashlight manufacturing FertilizersPharmaceuticalsClothing

ECONOMY

Agricultural:

wheat barley citrus tomatoes melonsolives sheep goats poultry

Main Exports

ECONOMY

Crude oil machinery transport

equipment foodstuffs manufactured

goods

Main Imports