Geography - note:
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank
People
Jordan
Population:
6,198,677 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.2% (male 1,017,233/female 976,284) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 2,110,293/female 1,840,531) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 122,975/female 131,361) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.9 years male: 24.6 years female: 23.2 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: