I thought that a brief comparison between the two countries will help build a picture of the cultures in Jordan and Greece. CIA finds it useful, they even put together a website called CIA World Factbook. The website contains information about countries in the world. I took the liberty off choosing some categories about Jordan and Greece. I hope this will give an insight and build a picture of the two countries and current status of Jordanian and Greek people:
| Jordan | Greece |
Area | total: 92,300 sq km (World Rank: No.119) | total: 131,940 sq km (World Rank: No.104) |
Coastline (Sea) | 26 km | 13,676 km |
Population | 6,053,193 (July 2007 est.) | 10,706,290 (July 2007 est.) |
Population growth rate | 2.412% (2007 est.) | 0.163% (2007 est.) |
Religion | Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (Majority Greek Orthodox), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.) | Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
Languages | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes | Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) |
Government type | constitutional monarchy | parliamentary republic |
Independence | Independence Day, 25 May (1946) | 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | $4,700 (2007 est.) | $30,500 (2007 est.) |
Unemployment rate | 13.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2007 est.) | 8.4% (2007 est.) |
Debt – external | $7.483 billion (31 December 2007 est.) | $371.5 billion (30 June 2007) |
Currency | Jordanian Dinar (JOD = 0.709USD) | Euro (EUR) |
Manpower fit for military service | males age 17-49: 1,348,076 | males age 18-49: 2,018,557 |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 8.6% (2006) | 4.3% (2005 est.) |
2 comments:
That was great information for someone who knows nothing about greece.
Sounds intresting, I never imagined this difference in the statistics figures..
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