What percentage of Jordan is desert?

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is strategically located in the Middle East. Bound by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Red Sea to the south, and Israel and the Palestinian National Authority to the west, Jordan covers a diversity of landscapes.

The country has an area of 89,213 square kilometers, with approximately 75% of that space being taken up by desert.

The climate in Jordan is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters, with annual average temperatures ranging from 12 to 25 C (53.6-77 F) and summertime highs reaching the 40 C (104 F) in the desert regions.

More Info: jordan.unfpa.org

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Michael W. Strode

In the increasingly drought-prone country, the enhanced evaporation of near-surface water due to decreased rainfall and hotter temperatures in recent years has rapidly increased the salinity of the soil, literally salting the earth. Jordan now has less than 1 percent forest cover and is more than 90 percent desert.

Stephen Knapp

That is why no other country in the recent years has invaded it as it has nothing anyone wants, no oil and no water.

buhlemann

the photo is of Petra, one of the most astounding places I have ever been.

Alex Markin

Pat Harmer, That is the answer I had expected.

John W Shreve

Michael W. Strode, I guess mining the salt in the ground is far more difficult than in the mines, or they could export it.

Lawanta

The photo looks like Petra... I was there in February 1998.

Player

Susan Madanat, why is this a downvote? Is no one aware Jordan had heavy snowfall in early 2020? Even the Sahara gets occasional snow, enough that it lies.