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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
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	31 57 N, 35 56 E
Definition: Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates
Constitution 1 January 1952; amended many times
Definition: Government > Constitution
Corruption	5.7		[38th of 160]
Definition: Government > Corruption
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; Unit 70200, Box 5, APO AE 09892-0200
Definition: Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch
Definition: Government > Executive branch > Cabinet
Executive branch > Chief of state King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Prince HUSSEIN (born 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II, is considered to be first in line to inherit the throne
Definition: Government > Executive branch > Chief of state
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
Definition: Government > Flag description
Government type	constitutional monarchy
Definition: Government > Government type
Independence 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
Definition: Government > Independence
Judicial branch Court of Cassation; Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Definition: Government > Judicial branch
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
Definition: Government > Legal system
Legislative branch bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of the Senate, also called the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (55 seats; members appointed by the monarch from designated categories of public figures to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies, also called the House of Representatives or 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)
Definition: Government > Legislative branch
Parliamentary seats > Female	0%		[140th of 143]
Definition: Government > Parliamentary seats > Female
Political parties and leaders al-Ahd Party; Arab Islamic Democratic Movement [Yusuf ABU BAKR]; Arab Land Party [Dr. Ayishah Salih HIJAZAYN]; Arab Socialist Ba'th Party [Taysir al-HIMSI]; Ba'th Arab Progressive Party [Fu'ad DABBUR]; Freedom Party; Future Party; Islamic Action Front or IAF [Zaki Sa'ed BANI IRSHEID]; Islamic Center Party [Marwan al-FAURI]; Jordanian Arab Ansar Party; Jordanian Arab New Dawn Party; Jordanian Arab Party; Jordanian Citizens' Rights Movement; Jordanian Communist Party [Munir HAMARINAH]; Jordanian Communist Workers Party; Jordanian Democratic Left Party [Musa MA'AYTEH]; Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa'id Dhiyab Ali MUSTAFA]; Jordanian Generations Party [Muhammad KHALAYLEH]; Jordanian Green Party [Muhammad BATAYNEH]; Jordanian Labor Party [Dr. Mazin Sulayman Jiryis HANNA]; Jordanian Peace Party; Jordanian People's Committees Movement; Jordanian People's Democratic Party (Hashd) [Ahmad YUSUF]; Jordanian Rafah Party; Jordanian Renaissance Party; Mission Party; Nation Party [Ahmad al-HANANDEH]; National Action Party (Haqq) [Tariq al-KAYYALI]; National Constitutional Party [Abdul Hadi MAJALI]; National Popular Democratic Movement [Mahmud al-NUWAYHI]; Progressive Party [Fawwaz al-ZUBI]
Definition: Government > Political parties and leaders
Status	pseudo-democracy
Definition: Government > Status
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Definition: Government > Suffrage
Time required to start a business > days	18 days		[139th of 171]
Definition: Government > Time required to start a business > days
Trademarks, residents	414		[50th of 98]
Definition: Government > Trademarks, residents
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
Definition: Government > Transnational Issues > Disputes > International

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