jordan

• hashemite kingdom of jordan, kingdom in southwest asia; river in southwest asia which flows through israel and jordan; male first name; family name; michael jordan (born 1963), american professional basketball player and actor
chamber pot (british informal)
the hashemite kingdom of jordan is a country in south-west asia. jordan was a part of the ottoman empire until the first world war. it was then ruled by britain under a league of nations mandate and was known as transjordan. it became independent in 1946. in 1967 israel occupied the west bank and east jerusalem. there are about 1 million palestinian refugees in jordan, about 200,000 of them living in refugee camps. king hussein ibn talal succeeded his grandfather in 1952. political parties were legalized in 1993 and abdul salam majali was appointed prime minister. jordan exports fruit and vegetables, and phosphates. large foreign debts and high inflation are major economic problems. jordan is a member of the arab league.