435,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 100
8.984 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 87
radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite
1.642 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 78
total: 507 km
country comparison to the world: 111
narrow gauge: 507 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)
total: 7,203 km
country comparison to the world: 144
paved: 7,203 km (2011)
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major seaport(s): Al 'Aqabah
total: 12
country comparison to the world: 107
by type: cargo 4, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 16 (Bahamas 2, Egypt 2, Indonesia 1, Panama 11) (2010)
18 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 140