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2003-DEC-01


WEST BANK (Ramallah)  WEST BANK District [Area A under Palestinian Authority] :
JORDAN (Amman) UNO Member Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan : HKJ : King Abdullah II

Other Entities with similar names
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 Abdullah II
(ruler of JORDAN since 1999-02-07)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Amman
(´Ammān)
Official & national languages: Arabic (ar) .

Mainland:


JORDAN Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN  (Amman)

12 Divisions:

AJLUN AJLUN Governorate  (Ajlun)Local: Muhafazah ´AJLUN : محافظة عجلون (ar)  (´Ajlun)
AQABA AQABA Governorate  (Aqaba)Local: Muhafazah AL-´AQABAH : محافظة العقبة (ar)  (Al-´Aqabah)
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)
GERASA GERASA Governorate  (Gerasa)Local: Muhafazah JERASH : محافظة جرش (ar)  (Al-Jarash)
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)
MADABA MADABA Governorate  (Madaba)Local: Muhafazah MĀDABĀ : محافظة مادبا (ar)  (Mādabā)
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)


4 Condominiums:

GUMAR Land of GUMAR [Jordanian Lease to Israel]  (Gumar)Local: Azor GUMER : אזור גומר (he) + Aradi GUMAR : أرض جومار (ar)  (Gumar)
ISLAND OF PEACE Territory of ISLAND OF PEACE [Jordanian Lease of the Enclave of Zofar to Israel]  (Baqoura)Local: Maline ZOFAR : מובלעת צופר (he) + Aradi JAZIRAT AS-SALAM : أراضي جزيرة السلام (ar)  (Al-Baqoura)
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)
WAQF Directorate of the WAQF [Palestinian administration of the Holy Muslim Sites under Jordanian Protection]  (Al-Aqsa)Local: Al-WAQF al-Islamia : الأوقاف الإسلامية (ar)  (Al-Aqsa)




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)

72 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AIR SPORTS World Air Sports Federation : WASF  (Lausanne)
ARAB LEAGUE League of Arab States : ARAB LEAGUE  (Cairo)
ASIA-AFRICA Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization : AALCO  (New Delhi)
CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROHIBITION Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons : OPCW  (The Hague)
COMSATS Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South : COMSATS  (Islamabad)
CUSTOMS World Customs Organization : WCO  (Brussels)
EUROMED Barcelona Process of Euro-Mediterranean Conference : EUROMED  (Barcelona)
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)
GLOBAL FUND The Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria : GFATM  (Vernier-Geneva)
GREATER ARABIA Greater Arab Free Trade Area : Council of Arab Economic Unity : CAEU  (Cairo)
GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN GROUP OF SEVENTY-SEVEN at the United Nations [Coalition of Developing Countries]  (New York)
HAGUE CONFERENCE Hague Conference on Private International Law : HCCH  (The Hague)
HAGUE CONVENTION Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA  (The Hague)
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)
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION Inter-Parliamentary Union : IPU  (Grand Saconnex)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT International Criminal Court : ICCT  (The Hague)
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO  (Lyons)
ISESCO Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : ISESCO  (Rabat)
ISLAM Organization of the Islamic Conference : OIC  (Jedda)
ISLAMIC BANK Islamic Development Bank : IDB  (Jedda)
ITSO International Telecommunications Satellite Organization : ITSO  (Washington-District of Columbia)
ITU International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE North Atlantic Treaty Organization´s Plan in Mediterranean : MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE  (Brussels)
MIGRATION International Organization for Migration : IOM  (Geneva)
NON-ALIGNED Non-Aligned Movement : NAM [Coordinating Bureau – Non-Aligned Movement Centre for South-South Technical Cooperation : NAM CSSTC]  (Kuala Lumpur + New York + Jakarta)
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty : NPT  (New York)
NUCLEAR TEST BAN Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Organization : CTBTO [Provisional Secretariat]  (Vienna)
OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : OHCHR Specialized Agency  (Geneva)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies : IFRCS  (Geneva)
REFRIGERATION International Institute of Refrigeration : IIR  (Paris)
SEABED Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority : ISA  (Kingston)
SESAME International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science Applications in the Middle East : SESAME  (Allan)
SOUTH CENTRE SOUTH CENTRE Organization  (Geneva)
SOUTH-SOUTH Partners in Population and Development : PPD  (Dhaka + Kampala + Taicang)
TRIBUNAL OF THE SEA International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea : ITLOS  (Hamburg)
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)
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change : UNFCCC  (New York + Milan)
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)
UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime : UNODC Agency  (Vienna)
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 CONSERVATION UNION World Conservation Union : International Union for Conservation of Nature : IUCN  (Gland)
WORLD TOURISM World Tourism Organization : WTOO  (Madrid)
WORLD TRADE World Trade Organization : WTO  (Geneva)
WORLD TRADE LAW Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law : ACWL  (Geneva)


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

GUMAR Land of GUMAR [Jordanian Lease to Israel]  (Gumar)
ISLAND OF PEACE Territory of ISLAND OF PEACE [Jordanian Lease of the Enclave of Zofar to Israel]  (Baqoura)
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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