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By: Luke Guillemart INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF JORDAN

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Page 1: By: Luke Guillemart INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF JORDAN

By: Luke Guillemart

INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY OF

JORDAN

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Map of Jordan and where it is also some of the cities and places in Jordan it is slightly smaller than indiana.

THE MAP OF JORDAN

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The black represents the Abbasid Caliphate.

The white represents the Umayyad Caliphate.

The green represents the Fatimid Caliphate.

The red isosceles triangle on the hoist side

represents the great Arab Revolt of 1916.

The white star symbolizes the seven verses of

the opening Suraq of the holy Koran. The seven pointes represent faith in One god, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspiration.

FLAG OF JORDAN

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The yellow is phosphates the red or pink is potash and the brown or black is shale oil.

NATURAL RECOURSES OF JORDAN

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The percentage of Sunni is 99% and the Shia is 1%

BAR GRAPH OF THE SUNNI AND SHIA IN JORDAN

Shia

Sunni

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Name of Country

Column1

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The overall for Jordan is 80.05 years. For the men 78.73 years and the women is 81.45 years. The overall for the

U.S.A is 78.37. For the men it is 75.92 years and the women it is 80.93 years.

LIFE EXPECTANCY

Men

Women

Overall

73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82

USAJordan

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The overall for Jordan is 89.9%. The men is 95.1% and the Women is 84.7%

In the U.S.A overall is 99%. The men is 99% and the Women is 99%.

LITERACY RATE

Men

Women

Overall

75 85 95 105

USAYour Coun-try

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$5,400 is for Jordan and $47,200 For the U.S.A.

GDP – PER PERSON

USA

Jordan

0 20,000 40,000 60,000

GDP – Per Person Average

US Dollars

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3 concerns that someone travelling to Jordan must be aware of are terrorism, violent protests, and acts of violence towered westerners.

1 image that highlights one of those concerns is this… a violent protest as seen in the back.

TRAVEL CONCERNS

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3 unique customs or other special circumstances that one travelling to Jordan must be aware of are all men age under 37 are required to register for service in the Jordan military, the government generally does not interfere in religious practices, and Jordan customs authorities may take away items such as drugs, firearms, poisons, chemicals, explosives, and pornographic materials and other things.

1 image that highlights one of those customs or circumstances is this

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

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one image of a popular historical or cultural site for tourists.

it is located outside the city of Petra

it is a popular destination because it is historical and it is a royal tomb but its name came from the legend that pirates hid their treasure there.

PETRA

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one image of a popular site for tourists.

It is located in west Asia and is 156 miles long and flows into the dead sea.

It is a popular destination because In Christian tradition, Jesus was baptised in it by John the Baptist The Hashemite kingdom of Jordan takes its name from this river.

JORDAN RIVER

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One image

It is located 2680 feet above sea level, in Jordan.

It is a popular destination because the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan.

MOUNT NEBO

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3 surprising facts that I discovered about my country Is that there are 5,568,565 people in the country. The government is a Constitutional Monarchy. The average person makes $5,400 and in America the average person makes $47,200.

MY IMPRESSIONS

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