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A Queen's Job is Never Done
The nation of Jordan is a monarchy, which means it is ruled by a royal family. Both the king and Queen have very important political roles as country leaders. Jordan's queen, Queen Rania, was born in the tiny Islamic country of Kuwait. Before she became the Queen of Jordan, she attended college in the Egyptian city of Cairo and studied business. She then moved to Jordan, and married King Abdullah. Together the King and Queen work hard to improve the life of the people of Jordan. Queen Rania has started and directed many projects to improve education, human rights, women and children's welfare for all Jordanian people. She is also active in organizations that address these challenges around the world.
Population: 5.5 million
Size: 34,444 square miles (about the size of Indiana)
Capital and largest city: Amman
Geography: arid hills, mountains, desert
Language: Arabic, some English
Religion: more than 90 percent Muslim, some Christians
One of the biggest challenges in Jordan is a shortage of:
water
rocks
ancient sites
Correct!
With just one short coastline and no waterways, Jordan faces a problematic shortage of water. Also, the country has limited natural resources, such as oil.
Jordan is ruled by a:
president
emperor
king
Correct!
Jordan is ruled by King Abdullah. King Abdullah took the throne after his father, King Hussein, passed away in 1999. When the king is not ruling the country of Jordan, he has hobbies, too. He likes to race cars and play water sports.
There are Roman ruins in the middle of Jordan's capital of Amman.
Fact
OR
Fiction
?
Fact
There are two restored Roman theatres built in the 2nd century A.D. One of the theatres could hold 6,000 people!