For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King Hussein (1953-1999). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population, through several wars and coup attempts. In 1989 he resumed parliamentary elections and gradually permitted political liberalization; in 1994 a formal peace treaty was signed with Israel.
Demographic Data
Capital: Amman
Government type: Monarchy
Government stability: 82.3%
Government efficiency: 75.3%
Population's support to government: 82.3%
Area: 88,884 square kilometers
Habitable land: 6.0%
Farmable land: 4.0%
Total population: 4,100 thousands
Population's growth: 2.7%
Country's development level: 7,410
Economic Data
GNP: 17,000,000,000
Industralisation: 71.5%
International funding: 13,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 2,565
Military Data
Technological generation: 2
Number of rebels: 369
Rebels development: 6,669
Rebels technological access: 5,186