Jordan

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Official Name
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Population Full

10,102,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
South Levantine Spoken Arabic, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
98% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1976), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1975), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Fischer and Jastrow 1980, Ingham 1982, Johnstone 1967, Sebeok 1963
Deaf Population
240,200
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Jordan is 12. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 8 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 3 are developing, 3 are vigorous, and 3 are in trouble. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.