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1988-DEC-20

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan : HKJ
(Amman)

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan : HKJ

Flag or logo since 1958-07-15*
Al-Mamlakah al-´URDUNNIYYAH al-Hashimiyyah : اَلمَمْلَكَة اَلأُرْدُنِيَّة اَلهَاشِمِيَّة (ar) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol*

King Hussein I
(ruler of JORDAN since 1952-08-11)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Amman
(´Ammān)
Official & national languages: Arabic (ar) .

Mainland:


JORDAN Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN  (Amman)

8 Divisions:

BALKA BALKA Governorate  (Salt)Local: Muhafazah AL-BALQĀ´ : محافظة البلقاء (ar)  (As-Salt)
CAPITAL Governorate of THE CAPITAL  (Amman)Local: Muhafazah AL-´ĀSIMAH : محافظة العاصمة (ar)  (´Ammān)
IRBID IRBID Governorate  (Irbid)Local: Muhafazah IRBID : محافظة إربد (ar)  (Irbid)
KERAK KERAK Governorate  (Kerak)Local: Muhafazah AL-KARAK : محافظة الكرك (ar)  (Al-Karak)
MAAN MAAN Governorate  (Maan)Local: Muhafazah MA´ĀN : محافظة معان (ar)  (Ma´ān)
MAFRAQ MAFRAQ Governorate  (Mafraq)Local: Muhafazah AL-MAFRAQ : محافظة المفرق (ar)  (Al-Mafraq)
TAFILAH TAFILAH Governorate  (Tafilah)Local: Muhafazah AT-TAFILAH : محافظة الطفيلة (ar)  (At-Tafilah)
ZARKA ZARKA Governorate  (Zarka)Local: Muhafazah AZ-ZARQĀʼ : محافظة الزرقاء (ar)  (Az-Zarqāʼ)


1 Territory:

WAQF Directorate of the WAQF [Holy Muslim Sites under Jordanian Protection]  (Al-Aqsa)Local: Al-WAQF al-Islamia : الأوقاف الإسلامية (ar)  (Al-Aqsa)

1 Condominium:

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East  (Amman New Camp)Local: Mukhayamat al-Laajiiyn al-Filastiniyn fi AL-´URDUN : مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في الأردن (ar) + PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (en)  (Wihdat)




1 Government or Movement in Exile

HAMAS Islamic Resistance Movement : HAMAS  (Amman + Gaza) Sheikh Ahmed Yassin


Military entity abroad, special or locally shared:

PRINCE HASSAN BASE PRINCE HASSAN Air Base  (Prince Hassan Air Base)Local: Qaeidat al-´AMIR HASAN al-Jawiyat as-Safawi : قاعدة الامير حسن الجوية – الصفاوي (ar)  (Qaeidat al-´Amir Hasan al-Jawiyat as-Safawi)

51 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AIR SPORTS World Air Sports Federation : WASF  (Lausanne)
ARAB LEAGUE League of Arab States : ARAB LEAGUE  (Tunis)
ARAB UNITY Council of Arab Economic Unity : CAEU  (Cairo)
ASIA-AFRICA Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee : AALCC  (New Delhi)
CUSTOMS Customs Cooperation Council : CCC  (Brussels)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency  (Rome)
FIFA Federation of International Football Association : FIFA  (Zurich)
GENEVA CONVENTION GENEVA Convention  (Geneva)
GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN at the United Nations [Coalition of Developing Countries]  (New York)
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency : IAEA Specialized Agency  (Vienna)
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency  (Montreal)
ICJ International Court of Justice : ICJ  (The Hague)
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development : IFAD Specialized Agency  (Rome)
ILO International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
IMF International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency  (Washington-District of Columbia)
IMO International Maritime Organization : IMO Specialized Agency  (London)
INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization : INTELSAT  (Washington-District of Columbia)
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION Inter-Parliamentary Union : IPU  (Geneva)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO  (Saint Cloud)
ISESCO Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : ISESCO  (Rabat)
ISLAM Organization of the Islamic Conference : OIC  (Jedda)
ISLAMIC BANK Islamic Development Bank : IDB  (Jedda)
ITU International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
LEAGUE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies : LORCS  (Geneva)
NON-ALIGNED Non-Aligned Movement : NAM  (Harare + New York)
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty : NPT  (New York)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
REFRIGERATION International Institute of Refrigeration : IIR  (Paris)
UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT Specialized Agency  (Nairobi)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD  (Geneva)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme : UNEP Specialized Agency  (Nairobi)
UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency  (Paris)
UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency  (Geneva)
UNICEF United Nations International Children´s Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency  (New York)
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research : UNIDIR Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization : UNIDO Specialized Agency  (Vienna)
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women : UNIFEM  (New York)
UNITED NATIONS United Nations Organization : UNO  (New York)
UNOOSA Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty  (Vienna)
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : UNRWA  (Gaza + Amman)
UPEACE University for Peace : UPEACE  (Ciudad Colon)
UPU Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency  (Berne)
WFP World Food Programme : WFP  (Rome)
WHO World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency  (Pregny-Chambesy)
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization : WIPO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WMO World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
WORLD BUSINESS International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization]  (Paris)
WORLD TOURISM World Tourism Organization : WTOO  (Madrid)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East  (Amman New Camp)
PRINCE HASSAN BASE PRINCE HASSAN Air Base  (Prince Hassan Air Base)
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