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Basic Information
Capital: Dublin
Language: English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge)
Population: 5,068,050
Total Area: 70,273 sq km
Currency: Euro
The Diplomatic representation in Jordan:
Embassy of the Republic of Ireland
Tel: +962 6 550 3234
Email: ammanem@dfa.ie
Economic profile
GDP: $353.3 billion
Real Growth rate: 7.2%
GDP-Per Capita: $73,200
Inflation rate: 0.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%
Trade Balance:
Exports: $219.7 billion
Imports: $98.13 billion
Budget:
Revenues: 86.04 billion
Expenditures: 87.19 billion
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Natural resources: natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
Major exports: machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals; foodstuffs, animal products
Major imports: data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing
Trade partners: USA, UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, France,
Major Industries: pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software, food products, beverages and brewing; medical devices
Agriculture Products: barley, potatoes, wheat; beef, dairy products
Labor force: 2.226 million distributed as follows:
Agriculture: 5%
Industry: 11%
Services: 84%
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External Trade Between Jordan & Ireland- JOD
| Year |
Exports |
Imports |
| 2017 |
1,277,789 |
67,188,360 |
| 2018 |
2,487,200 |
69,315,700 |
| 2019 |
2,302,500 |
64,022,000 |
| 2020 |
1,884,300 |
65,653,000 |
| 2021 (January - February) |
26,800 |
8,522,200 |
Source: Department of Statistics
Main Jordanian Exports to Ireland:
-Products of the chemical or allied industries
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitute
- Base metals and articles of base metals
Main Jordanian Imports from Ireland:
- Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- Products of the chemical or allied industries
Agreements between Jordan and Ireland
- EU- Jordan Association Agreement – signed in 1997
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