geography of jordan

Location: Southwest Asia, northwest of Saudi Arabia. Considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity" Geographic coordinates: Map references: Middle East Area:
total: 89,213 km
land: 88,884 km
water: 329 km Land boundaries:
total: 1,619 km
border countries: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 728 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km Coastline: 26 km Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nautical miles Climate: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) Terrain: mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil Land use:
arable land: 4%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 1%
other: 85% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 630 km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: NA Environment - current issues: limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

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