Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Jordan (Arabic: اَلأُرْدُنّ, Al-'Urdunn), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: اَلمَمْلَكَة اَلأُرْدُنِيَّة اَلهَاشِمِيَّة), Al-Mamlaka al-Urdunniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing control of the Dead Sea with the latter. Jordan's only port is at its south-western tip, at the Gulf of Aqaba, which is shared with Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Over half of Jordan is covered by the Arabian Desert. However, the western part of Jordan is arable land and forests. Jordan is part of the Fertile Crescent. The capital city is Amman. ..."
Measures of Freedom
Jordan | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 6, Civil Liberties: 5
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 6, Civil Liberties: 5
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2009: 6.90 (out of 10)
2009: 6.90 (out of 10)