|
Territory
|
| . |
Total
|
| Surface
area (km²) |
89.213 |
| Land
area (km²) |
88.884 |
| Coastline
(km) |
26 |
|
Climate
|
Mostly arid
desert and rainy season in west.
|
|
Relief
|
Mostly desert
plateau in east, highland area in west and the Great Rift Valley separates
East and West Banks of the Jordan River.
|
|
|
Land
Use
|
| . |
Total
(km²)
|
Total
(%)
|
| Land
area |
88.884 |
100% |
| Arable
Lands |
3.555 |
4% |
| Meadows
& Pastures |
889 |
1% |
| Forest
& Woodland |
889 |
1% |
| Permanent
Crops |
889 |
1% |
| Other |
83.551 |
94% |
|
|
Demographical
Data
|
|
General
Data
|
|
.
|
1975
|
1985
|
1990
|
1995
|
|
Population
(Millions)
|
2,92
|
3,41
|
4,26
|
5,44
|
|
Density
(hab/km²)
|
32,73
|
38,22
|
47,75
|
60,98
|
|
Total
Growth (%)
|
-
|
3,15
|
4,55
|
4,62
|
|
Net Migration
Rate
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Population
Structure |
Birth
and Death Rates |
| . |
1975 |
1985 |
1995 |
. |
1993 |
| Urban
Population (%) |
55,30 |
74,10 |
71,50 |
Crude
Birth / 1000 hab. |
39,48 |
| Rural
Population (%) |
44,70 |
25,90 |
28,50 |
Crude
Death / 1000 hab. |
4,32 |
|
| Language,
Minorities and Relgions |
|
Languages
|
| Official
Language |
Other
Languages |
| Arabic |
English |
| Ethnic
Divisions |
Religions |
| . |
Total
(%) |
. |
Total
(%) |
| Arab |
98 |
Sunni
Muslim |
92 |
| Circassian |
1 |
Christian |
8 |
| Armenian |
1 |
|
| Health |
|
General
Data
|
| . |
1972 |
1982 |
1990-95 |
| Life
Expectancy (years) |
63,70 |
66,00 |
67,90 |
| Fertility
Rate per Woman |
6,60 |
5,80 |
5,57 |
| Infant
Mortality Rate / 1000 Births |
75 |
54 |
34 |
| Nº
Doctors / 1000 Hab. |
- |
1,14 |
1,54 |
|
|
Education
|
|
Culture
|
|
.
|
Total
(%)
|
Male
(%)
|
Female
(%)
|
|
Literacy
|
86,60
|
89,0
|
70,0
|
|
Schooling
|
|
12-17
Years (%)
|
|
University
(%)
|
19,40
|
|
| Transport
Infrastructure |
|
Airports
|
Railroads
|
| Total |
19 |
Total
(km) |
789 |
| Usable |
15 |
Land
Area / km of Railroad (km²) |
113 |
| With
Permanent Runways |
14 |
| With
Runways Over 3659 m |
2 |
Persons
/ km of Railroad |
7.237 |
| With
Runways 2.440-3.659 m |
23 |
Private
Owned Railways Operate |
|
| With
Runways 1220-2439 m |
0 |
| Highways |
Pipelines
(km) |
| Total
(km) |
|
Crude
Oil |
209 |
| Total
Paved (km) |
|
Petroleum
Products |
|
| Total
Gravel, crushed stone, improved and unimproved earth (km) |
|
Natural
Gas |
|
| Land
Area / km of Highways (km²) |
|
Total |
|
| Persons
/ km of Highways |
|
|
|
Geographical Data
