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| Jordan |
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The
Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan, The king is His Majesty
King Abdulla the second, the son of His Majesty
late King Hussein. With it's wise leadership Jordan
is playing a key role in the region trying to find
peaceful solutionsfor the conflicts around. |
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| Population |
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5
millions, 1.6 millions live in the capital Amman.
Jordanians have an interesting mixture of origins,
living together are people that originate from the
countries around Jordan and Circassians, Chechens,
Armenians and even Europeans and Americans. |
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| Money |
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Jordanian
currency is Dinar, divided to 100 Piasters (girsh)
and 1000 Fils, a U.S. $ is almost 0.71 Jordanian
Dinar (J.D.). exchange offices and banks are spread
all over, credit cards and even U.S. dollar are
accepted in many places.
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| Language |
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Arabic,
many people speak English, and less speak French
or Spanish. Almost everyone in Jordan can say
WELCOME TO JORDAN, and they mean it!
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| Religion |
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The
official religion is Islam, Christianity is the
second religion, and both coexist respecting each
other. |
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| Water |
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Jordan
is suffering from the lack of water resources, so
please take care and try to SAVE WATER. |
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| Holidays |
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Weekly
holiday is Friday, many businesses and government
offices close Saturday.
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| Telephone |
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Jordan
Telecom is the company that is handling land lines,
Fastlink, Mobilecom and Express are the networks
for mobile phones in Jordan, for more information
on how to stay connected, check our page about
telecommunication
in Jordan.
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| Dress
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Whatever
time of the year it is, you might need cold weather
clothes, and fun in the sun clothes, Jordan is an
open minded country, but still it is recommended
for the sweet ladies to dress conservative, this
would show respect to locals, and minimize the harassment
you will get. |
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| Embassies |
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A
list of Diplomatic
missions in Jordan with telephone numbers is
available one click away. |
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