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Current account balance : $903 million (2003) . HIV Petra : less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Population below poverty line : 30% (2001 est.) . Literacy : 91,30% House hold income lowest than 10% : 3,30% House hold income highest than 10% : 29.8% (1997) Inflation : 2.4% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.) . Internet Users : 457,000 (2003) . Location Petra : Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia . Geographic Coordinates : 31 00 N, 36 00 E . Religion : 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 Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) . Administrative region : 12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba . Terrain : mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River . Elevation extremes lowest : Dead Sea -408 m . Elevation extremes highest : Jabal Ram 1,734 m . Natural resources : phosphates, potash, shale oil . Land use arable land : 2,67%. Land use permanentcrops : 1,83%. Irrigated land : 750 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : droughts; periodic earthquakes . Environment current issues : limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification . Geography note : strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank . Population : 5,611,202 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 35,20%. age -14 men : 1 009 604. age -14 ladies : 967 645. age 15/64 p : 61,10%. age 15/64 men : 1 829 984. age 15/64 ladies : 1 598 141. age +65 p : 3,70%. age +65 men : 100 896. age +65 ladies : 104 932. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 22.2 years . median age male : 22.8 years . median age female : 21.5 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 2.67% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 2.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.06 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.04 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.15 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.96 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 21.63 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 14.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 78.06 years . life expectancy at birth male : 75.59 years . life expectancy at birth female : 80.69 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 2.86 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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