Recognised as Country
Jordan
- JO
- Asia
- JOD
- .jo
Jordan (JO/JOR) is a country in Asia with its capital at Amman. It covers about 89,342 km² with a population of roughly 11,300,000, uses the JOD, dials on +962, owns the .jo internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Amman. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameJordan
CapitalAmman
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2JO
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3JOR
Internet TLD.jo
Calling code+962
Currency codeJOD
Geography
Latitude30.5852° N
Longitude36.2384° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area89,342 km²34,495 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London3,773 kmto the approximate centre of Jordan, not to Amman. ESE, bearing 113.9°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Ammanthe IANA zone for Amman; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 15:57
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population11,300,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density126.5 per km²≈
Share of world population0.14%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset110 of 196
Population rank in this dataset83 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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