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 Jordan Newspapers & Magazines  

 Latest News from Jordan  

Pharmaceutical exports increase by 15%
Jordan Times
AMMAN (JT) - The Kingdom's pharmaceutical exports increased by 15 per cent this year compared to 2008, a Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) report ...
Jordan's pharmaceutical exports increase by 15% in 2009.ISI - Emerging Markets (subscription)

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2/9/2010 5:59:55 AM

ESPN

HoopGurlz: Whitney Young's hard knocks
ESPN
Glenn Nelson for ESPN.com Mater Dei's Big Three (l-to-r) of Jessica Duarte, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Jordan Adams at the Nike Extravaganza. ...

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2/9/2010 5:59:55 AM

Ha'aretz

ISRAEL: Land of landmines
Los Angeles Times (blog)
There are countless other minefields throughout the country, mostly the Jordan Valley and the desert plains of the Arava. A grim reminder of this came ...
Keeping civilians away from 260000 mines a tough taskJerusalem Post

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2/9/2010 5:59:55 AM

Jordan Telecom 2009 net profit rises 3.7 percent
Interactive Investor
AMMAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Net profit at Jordan Telecom Group , the country's sole fixed-line telecoms operator, rose 3.7 percent in 2009 to 104 million ...
Jordan's Housing Bank '09 net profit down 34 pctReuters

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2/9/2010 5:59:55 AM

Washington Post

Texas needs to find answers quickly
FOXNews
Freshman Jordan Hamilton, one of the top offensive weapons, can't stop anyone and isn't even making shots. "Rick will figure it out," Kansas coach Bill Self ...
Longhorns shocked: 'This is the worst we're going to play'Dallas Morning News
KU Basketball: So much for the Big Test.Kansas City Star
Texas, Villanova's Deep Rotations Show the Good and Bad of DepthBleacher Report
Merced Sun-Star -FanHouse -Phog.net (subscription)
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2/9/2010 5:59:55 AM

 Country Information  
المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-Hāšimiyyah

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Flag of Jordan Coat of arms of Jordan
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: عاش المليك
As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni  (transliteration)1
"Long live the King"
Location of Jordan
Capital
(and largest city)
Amman
31°57′N 35°56′E
Official languages Arabic
Government Constitutional monarchy
 - King Abdullah II
 - Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit
Independence from the League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom 
 - Date 25 May 1946 
Area
 - Total 92,342 km² (112th)
45,495 sq mi 
 - Water (%) negligible
Population
 - July 2005 estimate 5,350,000 (106th)
 - 2003 census 4,755,000
 - Density 64/km² (131st)
166/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
 - Total $27.96 billion (97th)
 - Per capita $4,825 (103rd)
HDI (2004) 0.760 (medium) (86th)
Currency Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Time zone UTC+2 (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) UTC+3 (UTC+3)
Internet TLD .jo
Calling code +962