Jordan course unit 1
- 1. Welcome To Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan Presented By LT.COL Ibrahim al shawabkeh Royal navy force
- 2. 1987 Joined the Jordanian Armed forces. 1991 MTC college, B Sc in communicatin Engineering. 1992 Royal Military Academy – Jordan. 1995 Marine Engineering Course – Germany. 1998 radar maintenance course UK. 2000 project engineer in KADDB for 4 years. 2003 International Maritime Officers Course – USCG. 2005 M Sc in Computer in Engineering – Jordan. 2006 S.O.S Course – Jordan.
- 3. National Flag Geography Climate History People, language and religious Education & health care Communications & Transportation Economy & tourism Culture & sport Government Military The Jordan U S Relation Current issue
- 4. Jordan’s National Flower Black Iris
- 7. JORDAN
- 9. Area: total: 92,300 sq km Water: 329 sq km Land: 91,971 sq km
- 10. Land boundaries: total: 1,635 km Coastline: 26 km Territorial Sea: 3 NM
- 11. Lowest point: Dead Sea -410 m Highest point: Jabal Ram 1,754 m 2000 1500 1000 Highest 500 Lowest 0 -500 Elevation
- 12. Jordan has a combination of Mediterranean and arid desert climates Generally, the country has warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters
- 13. Average temperatures ranging from 7 to 25 C (54 to 77 F) in the height. Summertime highs reaching the 40C (105-115 F) in the desert regions
- 14. Rainfall averages vary from 50mm in the desert. 800 mm (31.5) inches On the heights. Snow falls in winter time in the heights
- 15. The region of present-day Jordan roughly corresponds to the biblical lands of Ammon, Bashan, Edom and Moab
- 17. 1516 the Ottoman Turks gained control of what is now Jordan and it remained part of the Ottoman Empire until the 20th cent
- 19. 1923 May 15: British recognized Jordanian government 1928: Jordan ruled by a king
- 20. 1945: Tran Jordan became a member of the Arab league. 1946 May 25 Jordan gained independence
- 21. 1948: Arabs Israel War 1949: April the country's name was changed to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- 22. 1950: West Bank annexed to Jordan as a union 1951: July 20 King Abdullah is assassinated
- 24. 1953: Al Hussein became a king of Jordan 1955: 14 Dec Jordan became a member of the United Nations
- 25. 1967: Six-Day War where Jordan lost the West Bank 1973: 6 Oct Arab-Israeli War
- 26. 1996: Oct Jordan and Israel sign peace agreements
- 27. 1999 on 7 Feb King Hussein succumbed to cancer at age of 63
- 28. 1999 on 7 Feb Prince Abdullah became a King
- 29. HM the King HM the King Executive Branch Legislative Branch Prime Minister Judicial Branch
- 30. Executive Branch The King is: - Head of State - Chief Executive - Commander in Chief
- 31. The lower House : Consists of 110 for 4 years turn 6 of which are reserved for female candidates.
- 32. Jordan is divided into 12 administrative districts, or governorates
- 33. Population 5,611,202 Life expectancy at birth 77.88 years Population growth rate:2.78%
- 35. 92% of Jordanian are Muslims 8% are Christians Ethnic groups have full freedom to practice their religion
- 36. Arabic is the official language. English as a second language.
- 37. • Compulsory free education up to 16 years old. • 6407 Schools. • 1.700.000 Students.
- 38. Universities: 11 public universities 14 Private universities Literacy Rate: 86.6% total.
- 39. Health Care for all Jordanians 1200 Health Centers 50 Hospitals
- 40. Telephones-main 650,000 (2003) Mobiles:1,325,300 (2003) Internet users: more than 1,000,000
- 41. Transportation Railways 677 km. High ways 8000 km. Pipelines (crude oil) 209 km. Ports Aqaba Airports 3 International
- 42. 10% 30% Agriculture Service 60% Industry
- 43. Currency 1 Dinar = 1.4 USD
- 44. Main Exports Industries: phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement potash light manufacturing Fertilizers Pharmaceuticals Clothing
- 46. Main Imports Crude oil machinery transport equipment foodstuffs manufactured goods