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Key Facts
Climate
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Coastline
26 km
Government type
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Natural resources
phosphates, potash, shale oil
Terrain
mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordania...