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Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.3 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 3.8
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 9 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (6), Iraq (5).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 37 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 15 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 16 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Amman
- Population
- 11,734,000 inh.
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Currency
- JOD
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Abdallah II de Jordanie
Head of Government
Jafar Hassan
Government in office 3 members
Minister of Agriculture of Jordan
صائب الخريسات
Minister of Transport of Jordan
نضال القطامين
Minister of Youth and Sports of Jordan
Raed Adwan
Parliament
Chambre des députés
150 seats
Inception 1947
Sénat
65 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
62 G$
GDP / capita
5,348 $
Growth
2.8 %
Inflation
1.8 %
Unemployment
16.5 %
Debt / GDP
93.6 %
Defense / GDP
4.8 %
Life expectancy
78.0 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Forward air base in the Levant
France · Base aérienne Muwaffaq Salti (H5), Azraq
Rafale jets of Operation Chammal against the Islamic State.
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.28/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
34/100
Corruption (CPI)
50/100
Press freedom (RSF)
39/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#59
Annual budget
2.5 Md$
Defense effort
4.6 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #6 Phosphate 4 % 2024
- #8 Potasse 2 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
12 Md$
Imports
23 Md$
Balance
-11 Md$
Top exports
- 17.0% Vêtements 2 Md$
- 14.0% Phosphate + potasse 2 Md$
Top imports
- 13.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 3 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
24.5%
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Inde
12.0%
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Arabie saoudite
10.0%
Import partners
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Chine
17.0%
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Arabie saoudite
12.0%
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États-Unis
6.0%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
39%
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GBR
41%
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FRA
47%
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DEU
47%
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RUS
60%
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CHN
70%
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IRN
56%
Abstention: 22%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.754/1
Top 10% (wealth)
50.0 %
Gini
33.7
Refugees hosted
436,226
Refugees originating
5,471
Palestiniens (UNRWA) + Syriens
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
Traité de paix Israël 1994
National anthem
As-salam al-malaki al-ourdouni
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Arab League
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,815 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,358, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)