transmission monitoring state and government the hashemite kingdom of jordan is a constitutional monarchy ruled since 1952 by his majesty king hussein . with the passing of the monarch in february of 1999 the king s eldest son his majesty king abdullah ascended the throne . in jordan executive power is vested in the council of ministers which is appointed by the king and which is accountable to a two house parliament . the 60 members of the upper house are appointed by the king while the 150 deputies of the lower house are elected by popular vote . since 1989 all elements of the jordanian political spectrum have demonstrated commitment to increased democracy liberalization and consensus building . these reforms which have been guided by the late king hussein have placed jordan on an irreversible path toward democratization . the result has been greater empowerment and involvement of everyday citizens in jordan s civic life contributing to increased stability and institutionalization which will benefit the county far into the future . the remarkably stable political and social climate that jordan has enjoyed for decades under the hashemite dynasty continues to thrive under his majesty king abdullah s leadership . the new king has undertaken his father s legacy of reform committing his country to the goals of privatization economic liberalization and modernization of the law . geography & history strategically positioned at the convergence of europe asia and africa jordan s 89 342 square kilometers present a diversity of landscapes . from the hills and mountains of the geographic center of jordan the badia plains extend in an eastward direction into saudi arabia . the jordan river flowing through the fertile rift valley forms jordan s western boundary and terminates in the dead sea . this body of water lies at the lowest point on earth 400 meters below sea level . to the south the port of aqaba provides jordan with a gateway to the red sea population jordan s population of 6 million is 92 % jordanian and 8 % non jordanian . gender distribution is fairly even at 52 % male 48 % female . the country is young with 40 % of the population under the age of 15 and only 3 % over the age of 65 . islam is the predominant religion . 92 % of the people are sunni muslims . 6 % are christian while the remainder are shia muslims sunni circassians chechens druze and bahai . the muslim new year and other islamic holy days are public holidays . language arabic is the official language but english is spoken widely especially in business . currency the unit of currency is the jordanian dinar jd and the rate of exchange is 1 jd 1.42 us . time time is gmt 2 in winter 3 in summer or 7 hours ahead of us eastern standard time . summer time is observed from april through september . working days & hours most private businesses observe friday as the weekly holiday while banks and government offices close on fridays and saturdays . jordanian labor law limits most workers to 48 hours per week the exception being hotel restaurant and cinema workers with 54 hours . annual paid leave is 14 days 21 for workers over five years with the same employer . our latest news art has announced that on may 2016 they will be launching hd version of their movie and series channels on nilesat . jordan media city contracted imagine communication and pebble beach systems for the transition of its sd playout center to hd playout center the first phase of the project will start by launching 6 hd channels art aflam1 art aflam 2 art cinema art hikayat 1 art hikayat 2 and art hikayat kaman destination guide includes maps and information for jordan media city event calendar brochure online pdf version for jmc channels transmitting from jmc jordan media city news and events about jordan jmc advantages photo gallery contact us powered by kanzit 2016 jordan media city