Jordan is located in south-western Asia, near the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered on the north by Syria, in the East - Iraq and Saudi Arabia in the south - with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, to the west - with the Palestinians and Israel.

Official language: Arabic.

Second language: English is widely spoken by the majority of Jordanians.

Religion: Muslim - 94%, Christians - 5%.

Measuring System is Metric.

Time zone: GMT +02:00 - US EST +7.

Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hertz.

Currency: Jordanian dinar.

The international dialing code: 00 962 ....

Area - 89 342 km2.

The total length of border - 1619 km coastline - 26 km.

The hills and valleys - the lowest point on Earth: 408 m below sea level - (Dead Sea area), highest point in Jordan: 1754 m above sea level (Rum mountain in Wadi Rum).

 
Main towns: Amman, Madaba, Kerak, Tafila, Ma'an, Petra, Aqaba, Jerash, Adzhlyun, Irbid, Zarqa, Azraq, Mafraq.

Government type: constitutional monarchy.

Now the reigning king - His Majesty King Abdullah II - the son of the late King Hussein I.

 
Official weekend - Friday and Saturday. However, the majority of institutions related to tourism service, remain open, at the time, as banks and business establishments have been closed.
Government agencies are working from 08:30 to 15:00 (from Sunday to Thursday).

Banks: 09:00 to 16:00 (from Sunday to Thursday). ATMs are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Shops and shopping centers: from 9:00 to 22:00

Private enterprise: from 9:00 to 18:00 - with one or two hours lunch break.

Note: during the Holy month of Ramadan, working hours are usually reduced.
Holidays:
New Year: January 1st.

Birthday of His Majesty King Abdullah II: January 30th.

Worker's Day: May 1st.

Independence Day: May 25th.

Accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah II: June 9th.

Army Day and the Arab Renaissance: June 10th.

Birthday late now His Majesty King Hussein: November 14th.

 
Muslim holidays are calculated according to the lunar calendar:

Eid Al Fitr: 3 days at the end of Ramadan (month-post).

Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice): 4 days at the end of Hajj.

Islamic New Year: 1 day of the month Moharram.

Prophet Mohammed's Birthday: 12 day month Rabea Al-Awwal.

Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad: 27 Rajab.

Christian Holidays:

Christmas Day (Catholic): 25th of December.

Easter: 2 days.

 
Visas: Tourists (individuals and groups) almost all nationalities (with some exceptions), get a visa upon arrival at the border after the presentation of a passport, may also apply for a visa at the diplomatic missions of Jordan.

Cost of visa is 10 dinars, or approximately $ 15 for all nationalities, except for the Arabs.

Visas are obtained at the airport upon arrival, gives the right to stay in the country within a month.

Currency of Jordan - Jordanian dinar (JD), which is approximately equal to 1.4 U.S. dollar (1 USD = 0.708 JD). One dinar includes 1000 fils.

Coins come in denominations of 10, 25, 50 and 100 fils, and 0.25 and 0.5 dinar. Paper money issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 dinars.
You can exchange money at any port, banks, hotels and exchange offices. Currency exchange rates displayed on the display, in addition, you can request a receipt. For guests of the country there are no restrictions on the import and export of foreign currency. You can read the exchange rate, which is published in daily newspapers. All credit cards and traveler's checks are accepted at all hotels, rental cars, shops and restaurants.

Car Rental

Jordan has developed network of roads, and renting a car, you can view their own country. Foreign driver's license is accepted. The motion is right-hand. Road signs are installed in both Arabic and English.

Cars can be rented at the special offices and hotels.

 
Transportation
Flights national airline, Royal Jordanian connect Amman with many capitals of Europe, Asia and the Arab world. International Airport Queen Alia is one of the most modern in the Middle East.
Jordan has excellent roads.

Shopping and souvenirs

Jordanian souvenirs represent the tradition of skilled crafts and folk art, rooted in the depths of millennia.

The most traditional subjects of Jordanian handicrafts are mosaic from Madaba, carved olive wood, Dead Sea products, Palestinian pottery, Hebron glass, silver jewelry, various stone animal figures, Bedouin jewelry and crafts, old swords, guns, goat skins, leather goods and bottles filled with sand.

Customs
Forbidden to import weapons and drugs. There are restrictions on the import of alcohol (2 liters) and cigarettes (1 block). When the export of antiques is desirable to have on hand a receipt issued by the seller.
 
Manners and customs

Jordan is a Muslim country, and many local traditions and customs have a religious "connotation". Jordanians are very friendly and hospitable.
Women should remember that in Jordan, as in any Muslim country, clothing should be modest. Enamored couples should not express their feelings in public. The same applies to married couples.