| − | '''Jordan''' is a country in the [[Middle East]]. It borders [[Syria]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkey]], and [[Israel]]. Along with Israel, Jordan borders the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan was formed following the breakup of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after the end of [[World War I]] when it became a [[British]] colony. Great Britain granted Jordan its independence in 1946 after [[World War II]]. The capital of Jordan is [[Amman]]. | + | '''Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ''' is a country in the [[Middle East]]. It borders [[Syria]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkey]], and [[Israel]]. Along with Israel, Jordan borders the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan was formed following the breakup of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after the end of [[World War I]] when it became a [[British]] colony. Great Britain granted Jordan its independence in 1946 after [[World War II]]. The capital of Jordan is [[Amman]]. |