Demographic Information
• Population: 10,248,069 (The World Factbook)
• Racial Breakdown: Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1% (The World Factbook)
• Religion: Muslim 97.2 %, Christian 2.2%, Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1% (The World Factbook)
• Official Language: Arab (Langauges in Jordan)
• Climate: Mostly dry and arid desert. There is a rainy season in the west from November to April. (The World Factbook)
• Terrain: Desert plateau in the east, highlands in the west (The World Factbook)
• Currency: Jordanian Dinar (The World Factbook)
• Government: Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. (The World Factbook)
• Main Source of Income: Service Industry (The World Factbook)
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To rent in Jordan is 68.75% cheaper than to rent in the United States. A meal at a typical Jordanian restaurant costs an average of $6.35 per person in US dollars. An 11 ounce bottle of Coca Cola only costs $0.53 and one loaf of fresh white bread costs a meager $0.26. The average monthly Jordanian salary after taxes is 425 dinars. If someone wants to rent a one bedroom apartment outside of a main city, it would only cost them about 167 dinars. (Cost of Living in Jordan).
Transportation
The most common type of transportation, and the easiest for first time visitors, is the bus. The bus network is very extensive and caters to both inner and inter-city travel. There are private bus companies to choose from or public minibuses. The minibuses are a good choice because they tend to be able to reach more remote areas than the bigger, private buses do. Also available for transportation in Jordan, is the taxi. The first type of taxi is just a regular bright yellow taxi that can be flagged down on the side of the rode. These are similar to the taxis that one might see in New York City. The other type of taxi is called a serve and is a shared taxi. They are more expensive than the buses and minibuses but also much faster. Tips of around 10% are appreciated but not mandatory. Renting a car is also another option a visitor to Jordan has at their disposal.
desert. They get an average of 200-250 mm of rain a year and the temperatures can reach up to
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Because the country is located directly in the path of the hurricane belt, winds and rain are stronger, bringing cooler temperatures and causing rainfall that varies from year to year with 53 inches in the east regions, 82 inches in the northeast, and 17 inches in the west. This is typical for this region, and cold temperatures are not at all experienced. Due to this particular type of climate, the country has more than 50 percent of agricultural land use, and 40 percent forest area.
The Middle East is a region centered on Western Asia and Egypt the region has generally been a major center of world affairs as the major religions of Islam and Christianity and Judaism were also established within the region. The region is made up of 18 countries and has vast reserves of crude oil. In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive region.
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Being the most observed, it ranks at Eighty-three percent (83%) of the national religious population, says Gary Langer from ABC news. Although the Christian community reeks of dominance through their vast diversity in denominations, their large presence ironically also poses as one of the many reasons why it stands just equally as polarized and counterproductive.
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cultures and their behavior styles; in order for the culture to accept any type of assistance medical, financial, and education and assist in breaking barriers for counseling with this culture. Arab is one of the well-known culture around the world with a strong connection with Islam. They believe in one God (Allah) and Muhammad is his prophet. In addition, they also believe in Jewish and Christian tradition. Furthermore Arabs are not all Muslim, not are all Muslims Arab. Fewer 20% of Muslims worldwide are Arabs (Hasnain, Shaikh, & Shanawani 2008). There are 22 countries that Arabs are currently living in United States that share common terms of religion, language, and culture; however they vary politically, socially, and economically,
and even folk religion. One of the most popular forms of religions practiced is Christianity with an overwhelming majority of families in the U.S.
Data- According to U.S. demographics, 70.6% of Americans are affiliated with the Christian religion, whilst 0.9% of Americans are affiliated with the Islam religion.
Christianity most widely distributed of the world religions, having substantial representation in all the populated continents of the globe. Its total membership may exceed 1.7 billion people.
63% of the country subscribes to a variety of localized African religions. Islam is the most widespread singular religion, hosting 25% of the population. Approximately 12% of the population reports being Christian.
The climate is dry and hot from March to May and wet during typhoon season