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| Country name |
conventional long form: hashemite kingdom of jordan conventional short form: jordan local short form: al urdun local long form: al mamlakah al urduniyah al hashimiyah former: transjordan |
| Government type | constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | 'Amman |
| Administrative divisions | 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba |
| Independence | 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 25 May (1946) |
| Constitution | 8 January 1952 |
| Legal system | based on Islamic law and French codes; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: king abdallah ii (since 7 february 1999); crown prince hamzah (half brother of the monarch, born 29 march 1980) head of government: prime minister faisal al-fayez (since 25 october 2003) cabinet: cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch |
| Legislative branch | bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of the Senate, also called the House of Notables (Majlis al-Ayan) (55 seats; members appointed by the monarch from designated categories of public figures; members serve four-year terms) and the House of Representatives, also called the House of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) (110 seats; members elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms; note - six seats are reserved for women and are allocated by a special electoral panel if no women are elected)
elections: house of representatives - last held 17 june 2003 (next to be held na 2007) note: the house of representatives has been convened and dissolved by the monarch several times since 1974; in november 1989, the first parliamentary elections in 22 years were held; political parties were not legalized until 1992; king abdallah delayed the 2001 elections until 2003 election results: house of representatives - percent of vote by party - independents and others 89.6%, islamic action front 10.4%; seats by party - independents and others 92, islamic action front 18; note - one of the six quota seats was given to a female iaf candidate |
| Judicial branch | Court of Cassation; Supreme Court (court of final appeal) |
| Political parties and leaders | Al-Umma (Nation) Party [Ahmad al-HANANDEH, secretary general]; Arab Land Party [Dr. Muhammad al-'ORAN, secretary general]; Communist Party [Munir HAMARINAH, secretary general]; Constitutional Front [Mahdi al-TALL, secretary general]; Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa'id DHIYAB, secretary general]; Jordanian Progressive Party [Fawwaz al-ZUBI, secretary general]; Jordanian People's Democratic (Hashd) Party [Salim al-NAHHAS, secretary general]; Islamic Action Front [Hazma MANSOUR, secretary general]; National Action (Haqq) Party [Muhammad al-ZUBI, secretary general]; National Constitutional Party [Abdul Hadi MAJALI, secretary general]; (Arab) Socialist Ba'th Party [Taysif al-HIMSI, secretary general]; Pan-Arab (Democratic) Movement [Mahmud al-NUWAYHI, secretary general] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Anti-Normalization Committee [Ali Abu SUKKAR, president vice chairman]; Jordanian Bar Association [Saleh ARMOUTI, president]; Jordanian Press Association [Sayf al-SHARIF, president]; Muslim Brotherhood [Abd-al-Majid DHUNAYBAT, secretary general] |
| International organization participation | ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAS, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMISET, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador karim tawfiq kawar chancery: 3504 international drive nw, washington, dc 20008 FAX: [1] (202) 966-3110 telephone: [1] (202) 966-2664 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); charge d'affaires david m. hale embassy: abdoun, amman mailing address: p. o. box 354, amman 11118 jordan; unit 70200, box 5, apo ae 09892-0200 telephone: [962] (6) 592-0101 FAX: [962] (6) 592-4102 |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I |
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