participation: ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AL,
AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW,
OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE,
UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTAET, UPU, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Marwan Jamil MUASHER

chancery: 3504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 966-2664

FAX: [1] (202) 966-3110

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
William J. BURNS

embassy: Abdoum, Amman

mailing address: P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; APO AE
09892-0200

telephone: [962] (6) 5920101

FAX: [962] (6) 5920121

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of black (top, the
Abbassid Caliphate of Islam), white (the Ummayyad Caliphate of
Islam), and green (the Fatimid Caliphate of Islam) with a red
isosceles triangle (representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916)
based on the hoist side bearing a small white seven-pointed star
symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the
Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God,
humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and
aspirations

Jordan Economy

Economy - overview: Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate
supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil. The
Persian Gulf crisis, which began in August 1990, aggravated Jordan's
already serious economic problems, forcing the government to stop
most debt payments and suspend rescheduling negotiations. Aid from
Gulf Arab states, worker remittances, and trade revenues contracted.
Refugees flooded the country, producing serious balance-of-payments
problems, stunting GDP growth, and straining government resources.
The economy rebounded in 1992, largely due to the influx of capital
repatriated by workers returning from the Gulf. After averaging 9%
in 1992-95, GDP growth averaged only 1.5% during 1996-99. In an
attempt to spur growth, King ABDALLAH has undertaken limited
economic reform, including partial privatization of some state-owned
enterprises and Jordan's entry in January 2000 into the World Trade
Organization (WTrO). Debt, poverty, and unemployment are fundamental
ongoing economic problems.

GDP: purcha