Jordan: flag, capital & map
Get to know Jordan, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Amman
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 11,520,684
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
- Land neighbours
- Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Jordan is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Amman.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Jordan
The flag of Jordan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about half the width of the field and bears a small seven-pointed white star at its center.
Where it is
Jordan is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Jordan has a recorded area of 89,342 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 7 by area, from largest to smallest. Syria is immediately above it in that ordering, at 185,180 km². Azerbaijan is immediately below it, at 86,600 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 11,520,684 people for Jordan in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 129 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Jordanian Dinar (JOD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Jordan?
Reveal answer
Amman. Jordan is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Amman.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Jordan?
Reveal answer
The flag of Jordan is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base on the hoist end, spans about half the width of the field and bears a small seven-pointed white star at its center.
Which land neighbours of Jordan are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. The source classifies Jordan as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Jordan?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Jordan.
Which currency codes are listed for Jordan?
Reveal answer
Jordanian Dinar (JOD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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