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  • Population........................................................................6,269,285 (July 2010 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................2.189% (2010 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................27.38 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................2.61 deaths/1,000 population (2010 est.)
  • Net migration rate................................-2.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
  • Ethnic groups................................................Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Country Profile
Jordan: A Refugee Haven
In addition to Palestinians, Jordan also hosts forced migrants from Iraq, especially since the 2003 US invasion, as well as Lebanon. Géraldine Chatelard of the Institut français du Proche-Orient examines Jordan's large refugee population, emigration and remittances, labor migration to Jordan, and the government's migration-management policies in this updated profile.
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The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11

Remittances from the United States in Context

Remittance Data

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Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States
Other Resources

Jordan Department of Statistics
http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_e/main/index.htm

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/
Neighboring Countries

Israel
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Iraq
Egypt
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