Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ยท Western Asia
Jordan is a country in Western Asia, with Amman as its capital, home to about 11,520,684 people. Jordan shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Amman |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia |
| Currency | Jordanian dinar (JOD ุฏ.ุง) |
| Calling code | +962 |
| ISO codes | JO / JOR / 400 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | ๐ฏ๐ด |
| Population | 11,520,684 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 89,342 kmยฒ |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .jo |
| Demonym | Jordanian |
Bordering countries
About Jordan
Jordan, officially Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a United Nations member state in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Amman. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the Jordanian dinar (ุฏ.ุง), using the code JOD.
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To call Jordan from abroad, dial the country code +962. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes JO (alpha-2) and JOR (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 11,520,684.
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How Jordan compares
- Area: 89,342 kmยฒ, ranking 110 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 11,520,684, ranking 83 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 129 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Jordanian dinar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Jordan
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.