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Jordan Overview

• Area: 89,342 km²
• Capital: Amman
• Population: 9,956,000 (2018)
• Ethnicity: Arab (98%), Circassian (1%), Armenian (1%)
• Religion: Sunni (95%), Christian (4%), Druze (1%)

Family Law

• Islamic Law: Since 1927

Judicial System

• Courts: Nizamiye (Civil), Special, and Shari’a (Religious) courts
  • Muslim/Non-Muslim jurisdictions

Legal Sources

• Based on: French Law and Islamic Law

Marriage

• Marriage Statistics:
  • 70,734 (2018)
  • 77,700 (2017)
  • 81,343 (2016)

Divorce

• Divorce Statistics:
  • 21,210 (2017)
  • 21,969 (2016)
  • 22,070 (2015)