ABSTRACT
Jordan is a small Arab country with limited natural resources. Despite its small size, it has played a pivotal role in the struggle for power in the Middle East. Jordan’s significance results partly from its political and military links to the West. Its strategic location, at the crossroads of what most Christians, Jews, and Muslims call the Holy Land, also gives Jordan a relatively strong role. Unlike many of its eastern neighbors, Jordan has no oil of its own. Its economic strength depends on foreign aid, transfers of workers abroad, and moderate exports of cement, phosphates, fertilizers, medical products, and agricultural produce. The annual per capita income is $1,745.
