NationMaster - Jordanian Government statistics

Capital city	'Amman
Corruption	5.7		[38th of 160]
Parliamentary seats > Female	0%		[140th of 143]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	5.5 %	...	[154th of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	11	...	[53rd of 171]
Status	pseudo-democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	122 days	...	[137th of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	342 days	...	[127th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	22 days	...	[131st of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	18 days	...	[139th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	101 hours	...	[151st of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	4.3 years	...	[29th of 151]
Total businesses registered > number	140,337	...	[41st of 71]
Trademarks, nonresidents	783	...	[52nd of 99]
Trademarks, residents	414	...	[50th of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan; 2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation
UN membership date	14 Dec. 1955
United Nations mission http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/f_affairs3.html http://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/aboutjordan/fp.shtml
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Cleveland Park

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Transparency International; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; World Development Indicators database; electionworld.org; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wisconsin High School Model United Nations; Wikipedia: List of Washington, D.C. embassies

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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