Country
Jordan Dominican Republic
Leader
Population
6,508,887 10,088,598
Life Expectancy
80.180 years 77.440 years
Capital City
Amman Santo Domingo
Largest city
Amman (population: 1,275,860) Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480)
Human Development Index
0.769 0.768 GDP per capita $6,000 US $9,400 US
Literacy Rate
89.9% 87%
Corruption Perception Index
5.1 3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.5% 17.1% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 12.300% 13.100%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy democratic republic
Independence date
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) 27 February 1844 (from Haiti) Religions Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% Languages Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes Spanish Exports clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods External Debt $7,644,000,000 $ $14,420,000,000 US Exchange Rate Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - 0.709 (2008 est.), 0.709 (2007), 0.709 (2006), 0.709 (2005), 0.709 (2004) Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - 34.775 (2008 est.), 33.113 (2007), 33.406 (2006), 30.409 (2005), 42.12 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 8.600% 0.700% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 2 Location Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Area 89,342 km sq 48,670 km sq Coastline 26 km 1,288 km Climate mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April) tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
