25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
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.)
Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
Languages
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$7,644,000,000 $
$61,230,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
8.600%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
89,342 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
26 km
47 km
Climate
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
