1. PESTLE ANALYSIS ON COUNTRY
“ JORDAN”
PRESENTED BY :-
VISHAL SATISH SONAWANE
ROLL NO-30

3. National Flag Coat of arms of Jordan
Geography:-
Area: 89,342 sq. km. (34,495 sq. mi.).
Cities: Capital--Amman (pop. 2.5 million).
Other cities--az-Zarqa (472,830), Irbid
(272,681), al-'Aqaba (107,115).
Introduction:-
Jordan was founded in 1921, and it was
recognized by the League of Nations as a
state under the British mandate in 1922
known as The Emirate of Transjordan. In
1946, Jordan became an independent
sovereign state officially known as the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The
kingdom is named after the River Jordan

4. • Head of State: His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin
al-Hussein
Prime Minister: Awn Shwkat (since Oct 24
2011)
Foreign Minister: Nasser Judeh

5. PESTLE ANALYSIS

6. POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Government of Jordan:-
• The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with an
appointed government. The reigning monarch is the chief executive and
the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The king exercises his
executive authority through the prime ministers and the Council of
Ministers, or cabinet.
Parliament of Jordan:-
• The Parliament consists of two Chambers: The Chamber of Deputies and
the Senate. The Senate has 60 Senators, all of whom are directly
appointed by the King, while the Chamber of Deputies/House of
Representatives has 120 elected members representing 12 constituencies.
• The reforms of 1989 legalized political parties and opposition movements.
The result is over 30 political parties, but the only political party that plays
a role in the legislature is the Islamic Action Front (IAF). Political parties
can be seen to represent four sections: Islamists, leftists, Arab nationalists
and liberals.

7. ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS
>Nominal GDP : $21.92 billion.
>Annual real growth rate : 3.2%.
>Per capita GDP : $4,700.
>Natural resources: Phosphate, potash.
>Agriculture (3.01% of GDP ): Products--citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers,
olives, sheep,poultry, stone fruits, strawberries, melons, dairy.
>Industry (15.95% of GDP ): Types--clothing, phosphate mining,
fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic
chemicals, and light manufacturing.
>Trade: Exports --$7.54 billion: garments, fertilizers, potash, phosphates,
pharmaceutical products and vegetables. Major markets--India, U.S., Iraq,
Saudi Arabia, EU, U.A.E., Syria, Israel.
Imports --$16.12 billion: crude petroleum and derivatives, machinery and
equipment, vehicles, iron, and cereals. Major suppliers--Saudi Arabia
(mainly crude oil and derivatives), EU, China, U.S., Egypt, South Korea,
Japan, Turkey.

8. • The official currency of Jordan is the Jordanian
dinar and divides into 100 qirsh (also called
piastres) or 1000 fils.
• 1 US dollar = 0.709 dinar, which translates to
approximately 1 dinar = 1.41044 dollars. The
Central Bank buys US dollars at 0.708 dinar,
and sell US dollars at 0.7125 dinar

9. SOCIO-CULTURAL ANALYSIS
Religion in Jordan
• Sunni Muslims 92%
• Christian 6%
• Other 2%
Language
The official language is Arabic. English, though without an
official status, is widely spoken throughout the country
and is the de facto language of commerce and banking,
as well as a co-official status in the education sector.
The spoken language is Jordanian Arabic.

10. Technological Analysis
• In the 2007 A.T. Kearney Globalization Index, Jordan
was ranked as the 9th most globalized nation in the
world. The 2010 AOF Index of Globalization ranked
Jordan as the most globalized country in the Middle
East and North Africa region.
• Jordan ranked as the 9th best outsourcing destination
worldwide. Amman was ranked as one of the "Top 10
Aspirants", cities in this ranking have a good chance in
making the top 50 outsourcing cities in the next
ranking. The report said that Jordan had one of the
region's most favourable business climates, a well-
educated population, solid capabilities in the ICT
industry.

11. • Defense industry
• Jordan is a recent entrant to the domestic defense
industry with the establishment of King Abdullah
Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) in 1999. The
defense industrial initiative is intended to jumpstart
industrialization across a range of sectors.
• Medical tourism
• Jordan has been a medical tourism destination in the
Middle East . 2,50,000 patients from 102 countries
received treatment in the kingdom in 2010.

12. Legal analysis
• Jordan's legal system is based on French code
law system via the Egyptian civil laws while
Islamic law is limited to civic status legislation
for Muslims. Religious minority civic status is
regulated by respective religious courts.
Judicial review of legislative acts occurs in a
special High Tribunal. It has not accepted
International Court of Justice jurisdiction.

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