GEOGRAPHICAL INFO

Jordan is a relatively small country situated at the crossroads of the Middle East.  Compromising some 92,300 square kilometers (57,354 square miles), it is bordered on the north by Syria, at the east by Iraq, and by Saudi Arabia on the east and South. Also, to the south one finds the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, while Israel and Palestine lie to the west.

Jordan's diverse terrain and landscape bely its actual size, demonstrating a variety usually found only in large countries.