Lokalizacja: Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia.
Koordynaty geograficzne: 31° 0' N, 36° 0' E
Linia brzegowa: 26 km km
Klimat: Mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Teren: Mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River
Najwyższy punkt: lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Ram 1,734 m
Naturalne zagrożenia: Droughts; periodic earthquakes
Waluta: Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Populacja: 5,611,202 (July 2004 est.)
Języki: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Stolica: 'Amman
Podział: 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba