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Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4284 words) |
 | Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952. |
 | Jordan consists mostly of arid desert plateau in the east, with Highland area in the west. |
 | Jordan is classified by the World Bank as a "lower middle income country." The per capita GDP was approximately $1,817 (€1,479) for 2003 and 14.5% of the economically active population, on average, was unemployed in 2003. |
| Governorate - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (129 words) |
 | The term is mostly used to translate the Arabic muhafazah (plural muhafazat), also spelled mohafazah (mohafazat). |
 | With the exception of Tunisia all translations into the term governorate originate in the arab word muhafazah. |
 | Governorates of Iraq (official translation, sometimes also translated as province) |