Jordan: country facts, travel advice and health

Uber: ride-hailing app, a better choice than hailing yellow cabs on the street.Careem: ride-hailing app, a better choice than hailing yellow cabs on the street.

Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Cards or cash

Mostly cashMostly cards

Step 2 of 5: Cash is the main way to pay; cards are accepted less often.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Money in Jordan

Jordanian Dinar · JOD

Keep plenty of 1 JD and 5 JD notes, since many places run short of change.

Cash machine fees vary, so try a few and remember the bank that charges least or nothing.

The Jordan Pass is usually cheaper than buying site tickets and the visa separately.

Ask taxi drivers to run the meter; it nearly always beats an agreed fare.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

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Public holidays in the next 12 months

Mon, 8 Feb 2027–8 Mar · Ramadan (expected date)

Tue, 9 Mar 2027 · Eid al-Fitr (expected date)

Sun, 16 May 2027 · Eid al-Adha (expected date)

Source: Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

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Safety today

Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Jordan say, side by side, checked daily.

German Foreign Office says

No travel warning

Calm ●

Caution

Serious

Don’t go

Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 23 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

U.S. Department of State says

Reconsider travel

Calm

Caution

Serious ●

Don’t go

Level 3 of 4

Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 22 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

UK Foreign Office says

Advises against all travel to parts of the country

Some regions differ, see the official page.

Source: GOV.UK
Updated 23 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.

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Health

Routine vaccines; hepatitis A for the unvaccinated aged 1+, hepatitis B for younger ones; typhoid for most.

Vaccinations

Keep routine vaccines up to date; hepatitis A is advised for unvaccinated travellers aged one and over, hepatitis B for younger unvaccinated travellers, and typhoid for most visitors.

Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.

Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page

Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.

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Must-see · 1Petra

Ancient city carved into sandstone; the top sight.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

Strange & surprising · #1

Hitch-hikers wave a hanging hand or point two fingers at the road; a raised thumb counts as rude.

Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

National anthem: The Royal Anthem of Jordan. The lyrics, translated, and the story are in the app. Source: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

8 World Heritage sites in Jordan, each with a photo and its story, in the app. Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

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Deep facts

Economy
GDP	≈ $61.6 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Per person	≈ $5,348Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Top exports	fertilizers, garments, phosphates, jewelry, phosphoric acid (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Population
Population	11.5 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Median age	25.4 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Life expectancy	76.5 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Religions	Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, folk <0.1%, other <0.1%, unaffiliated <0.1% (2020 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2020 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Geography
Area	89,342 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Climate	mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Terrain	mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian HighlandsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗

Government
Type of government	parliamentary constitutional monarchySource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Calling code	+962Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗

About the data

Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.

From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.

CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗

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