-Independence from Britain in 1946
-Current King: Abdullah 2 Bin Al Hussein (since 1999)
-Shares boarder with Syria, Iraq, Palestine, & Israel
-92,300 sq. kilometers
-Jordan’s population 5.7 million Amman’s population 2 million
-Language: Arabic
-Religion: 95% of the population are Sunni Muslim (Islam official religion)
-Ramadan: Holy month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. No food, drink, or smoke while sun is up. No alcohol sold all month. (2009 Ramadan is from 8/21 to 9/19)
-Currency is Jordanian Dinar (JD) Right now 1JD=1.41USD
-Our transportation: taxis & buses
-Work week: Sunday-Thursday (Friday & Saturday=weekend)
-Current King: Abdullah 2 Bin Al Hussein (since 1999)
-Shares boarder with Syria, Iraq, Palestine, & Israel
-92,300 sq. kilometers
-Jordan’s population 5.7 million Amman’s population 2 million
-Language: Arabic
-Religion: 95% of the population are Sunni Muslim (Islam official religion)
-Ramadan: Holy month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. No food, drink, or smoke while sun is up. No alcohol sold all month. (2009 Ramadan is from 8/21 to 9/19)
-Currency is Jordanian Dinar (JD) Right now 1JD=1.41USD
-Our transportation: taxis & buses
-Work week: Sunday-Thursday (Friday & Saturday=weekend)
Amman Time
Thats interesting about the alcohol since "good" Muslims shouldn't be drinking at all...
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