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Regional Information

Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia

Capital City

Amman
Regional Relationships

approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan; 2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Climate

Mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)