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Geography - note Jordan, in 24 editions.
The entry for Jordan published Geography - note in 24 editions of 36, from 2002 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 2002
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geography - note” (2002 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 17 editions, 2002 to 2018.
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank;
- the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank;
- Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
- strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba;
- the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the West Bank;
- the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank;
- Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as Aqaba; the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Jordan: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 2002–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/jordan/geography-note.