Jordan : officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Over half of Jordan is covered by the Arabian Desert. However, the western part of Jordan is arable land and forests. Jordan is part of the Fertile Crescent. The capital city is Amman. According to the CIA World Factbook, The precursor to modern Jordan was founded in 1921 as the Hashemite Emirate, and it was recognized by the League of Nations as a state under the British Mandate for Palestine in 1922 known as The Emirate of Transjordan. In 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, Official language(s) Arabic[1] , Population 6,508,27, Currency Jordanian dinar (JOD), Time zone UTC+2 (UTC+2) Summer (DST) UTC+3 (UTC+3), Drives on the Left, ISO 3166 code JO Internet TLD .jo. Calling code 962 .