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Fun fact 5 about Jordan

The 'Ain Ghazal Statues, c. 7250 BC, uncovered in Amman, are some of the oldest human statues ever found.
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Jordan is among the world's least forested countries, with forests covering less than 2% of its area.

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Jordan

Population
11.5M
Area
89,342 km²
Capital
Amman
Continent
Asia
84th most populous country in the world

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west.

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