Jordan: Flag and Facts
Jordan's flag has black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle on the left holding a small white seven-pointed star.
- Official name
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Capital
- Amman
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 11 million (2025)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar
- Area
- 89,342 km² (34,495 sq mi)
- People
- Jordanian
- Calling code
- +962
- Highest point
- Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m
- Independence
- 25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under…)
- National symbols
- eagle
- Borders
- Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria
About Jordan
The stripes honor three historic caliphates: black for the Abbassid, white for the Umayyad, and green for the Fatimid. The red triangle honors the Arab uprising of 1916, and the overall layout copies that revolt's World War I banner. Each of the star's seven points matches a verse in the opening chapter of the Quran.
After the Ottoman Empire broke apart, Britain took charge of much of the region under a League of Nations mandate. In 1921, it carved out Transjordan and named Abdallah I of the Hashemite family as its first ruler. Independence came on 25 May 1946, and the country became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It has had four kings, including Hussein, whose long reign began in 1953. Desert plateau covers most of the land, while a great rift in the west holds the Jordan River Valley and the Dead Sea.
Did you know?
- Jabal Umm ad Dami, at 1,854 m, is the highest point in Jordan.
- Rain falls mainly in the west, between November and April.
- The eagle is Jordan's national symbol.
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Questions about Jordan
What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman is the capital, with about 2.2 million people in 2023.
What currency does Jordan use?
Jordan uses the Jordanian dinar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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