Territorial sea: 3 nm
_#_Disputes: differences with Israel over the location of the 1949 Armistice Line which separates the two countries
_#_Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
_#_Terrain: mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
_#_Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil
_#_Land use: arable land 4%; permanent crops 0.5%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and woodland 0.5%; other 94%; includes irrigated 0.5%
_#_Environment: lack of natural water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
_*People #_Population: 3,412,553 (July 1991), growth rate 4.2% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 46 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)