Western Asia
Flag of Jordan
A desert kingdom guarding one of the ancient world's wonders.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #000000 27%
- #007830 27%
- #c00018 23%
- #f0f0f0 17%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Jordan in numbers
| Official name | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
|---|---|
| Capital | Amman |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Population | 10,203,140 |
| Area | 89,342 km² · 114 people per km² |
| Currency | Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Country codes | JO · JOR · .jo |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Petra, the rose-red city carved into rock by the Nabataeans, is Jordan's most famous archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The Dead Sea, on Jordan's western border, is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth and its surface is the lowest dry land on the planet.
- Jordan's capital, Amman, was known in antiquity as Philadelphia.
Did you know
The vast desert of Wadi Rum is so otherworldly that filmmakers have used it to stand in for the surface of Mars.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.