Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1962: The Apocalypse)

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy in the Middle East. It is bordered by Zion to to the west and north, Iraq to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south.

History
Jordan was founded as a british mandate in 1921 and was declared independent in 1946. In 1948 it went to war with Israel (Now Zion) and took control of almost half of land in the Palestine region. Jordan was not affected in 1962. In 1999 King Abdullah the second was enthroned.

Culture
Mansaf is the national dish of the Kingdom. Soccer is the national sport, and the national animal is the Arabian oryx.

Economy
Jordan is one of those "half rich half poor" kind of nations.Jordan makes a lot of money from tourism and potash but unlike other middle eastern nations, they are short of oil.