| Jordan which is officially known as the Hashemite | | | | government. The monarch who is in the reigning |
| Kingdom of Jordan is a country which is situated in the | | | | position is considered as the head, the commander in |
| Middle East. Amman is the capital of this country and it | | | | charge of the forces and the chief executive. The |
| has got a lot of importance in the history. Jordan has | | | | duties of the king are performed through the Council |
| got only one port, which is situated at the | | | | members, prime minister or the cabinet members. |
| southernmost tip known as the Red Seas Gulf of | | | | Judiciary is independent and is not ruled by the king of |
| Aquaba, which has to be shared with Israel, Saudi | | | | the state. More than 92% of the population are Sunni |
| Arabia and Egypt. Arabian Desert covers more than | | | | Muslims and therefore considered as an Arab nation. It |
| half of this country and it has to share Dead Sea with | | | | also consists of a minor population of Christians. Now, it |
| Israel. The north-western region of this country is still a | | | | is an upcoming market and is in close relations with the |
| portion of the Ancient Fertile Crescent. If you look into | | | | United Kingdom and the United States. |
| the history of Jordan, you can see many interesting | | | | If you talk about the history of this country, you will |
| facts. It has given place to many civilizations like | | | | have to go back to the Kingdom of Petra, which was |
| Canaanite, Semitic, Moabites and the edomites. | | | | founded by the Nabataeans. There are ancient people |
| Persians, Babylonians, Judean, Acadian and Assyrian | | | | who used the north Arabic script, which was later on |
| were some of the civilizations which had a lot of | | | | developed into Modern Arabic. The city had a lot of |
| influence over this country. | | | | peculiarities and therefore was always in high demand. |
| Initially this country was a part of the Hasmonean | | | | It was ruled by many empires, till it atlas became the |
| Dynasty of the Maccabees and Pharaonic Egypt. | | | | part of Ottoman Empire. After World War 2, upon the |
| Therefore you can see a blend of cultures in this | | | | request of the British to the United Nation, the rule over |
| place. Every civilization has left a few of its qualities | | | | this country came to an end. King Abdullah was |
| and the people of this place have accepted a bit of all | | | | announced as the first ruler of this kingdom. He was in |
| those cultures. They were under the rule of the | | | | charge for along time till he was assassinated. From |
| Muslims since the 7th century and therefore most of | | | | then onwards, Jordan became an independent country |
| the cultures are inherited from this civilization. British has | | | | and started its own government. Even though they |
| ruled Jordan for some time, but only for a short period | | | | had to suffer so much, at last they got their |
| of time. | | | | independence and now is one of the leading free |
| In the present scenario, this country has got a | | | | economy markets in the world. |
| constitutional monarchy and a representative | | | | |