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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $23.64 billion (2003 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
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3.1% (2003 est.)
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $4,300 (2003 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 3.6%
industry: 29%
services: 67.4% (2003 est.)
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Investment (gross fixed):
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18.8% of GDP (2003)
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Population below poverty line:
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30% (2001 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 29.8% (1997)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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36.4 (1997)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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2.4% (2003 est.)
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Labor force:
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1.36 million (2003)
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment rate:
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16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.)
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Budget:
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revenues: $2.397 billion
expenditures: $3.587 billion, including capital expenditures of $582 million (2003 est.)
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Public debt:
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92.7% of GDP (2003)
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Industries:
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phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, light manufacturing, tourism
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Industrial production growth rate:
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3.5% (2003 est.)
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Electricity - production:
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7.091 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 99.4%
hydro: 0.6%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity - consumption:
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6.86 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity - exports:
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2 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity - imports:
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267 million kWh (2001)
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Oil - production:
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40 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - consumption:
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103,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - exports:
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NA (2001)
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Oil - imports:
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NA (2001)
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Oil - proved reserves:
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445,000 bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas - production:
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290 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - consumption:
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290 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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3.256 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
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Agriculture - products:
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wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry
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Current account balance:
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$903 million (2003)
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Exports:
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$2.908 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Exports - commodities:
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clothing, phosphates, fertilizers, potash, vegetables, manufactures, pharmaceuticals
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Exports - partners:
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US 19%, Iraq 18.6%, India 8.6%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2003 est.)
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Imports:
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$4.946 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
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crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods
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Imports - partners:
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Iraq 12.5%, Germany 7.8%, US 7.7%, China 7.2%, Italy 5.2%, France 4.7%, UK 4.5% (2003 est.)
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Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
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$5.364 billion (2003)
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Debt - external:
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$7.683 billion (2003 est.)
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Economic aid - recipient:
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ODA, $553 million (2000 est.)
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Currency code:
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JOD
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