| Capital | nome: Amman coordenadas geográficas: 31 57 N, 35 56 E diferença do tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their main city "Rabbath Ammon"; "rabbath" designated "capital" so the name meant "The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites]"; over time, the "Rabbath" came to be dropped and the city became known simply as "Ammon" and then "Amman" |
| Independência | 25 Maio 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration) |
| Feriado nacional | Dia da independência, 25 Maio (1946) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adotada 28 Novembro 1947, revisada and ratificada 1 Janeiro 1952 amendments: constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; no amendment of the constitution affecting the rights of the king and the succession to the throne is permitted during the regency period; emendada several times, last in 2016 (2016) |
| Sufrágio | 18 anos de idade; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: King ABDALLAH II (desde 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Omar al-RAZZAZ (desde 4 June 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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