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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
former: Transjordan
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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403,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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11,500 (1995) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: service has improved recently with the increased use of digital switching equipment, but better access to the telephone system is needed in the rural areas and easier access to pay telephones is needed by the urban public
domestic: microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; considerable use of mobile cellular systems; Internet service is available international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals; fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; connection to international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); participant in MEDARABTEL; international links total about 4,000 |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999) |
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Radios:
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1.66 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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500,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.jo |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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212,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 677 km
narrow gauge: 677 km 1.050-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 8,000 km
paved: 8,000 km unpaved: 0 km (2000 est.) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 209 km; note - may not be in use |
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Ports and harbors:
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Al 'Aqabah |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 41,206 GRT/53,401 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, container 1, roll on/roll off 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 6 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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18 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 15
over 3,047 m: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 under 914 m: 1 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or Socom); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,517,751 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,073,991 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 57,131 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$757.5 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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8.6% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |