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... Jordan ( Cl.L. ) The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( al - Mamlakah al- Urdunniyah al - Hashimiyah ) , an Arab state of Southwest Asia , is a young nation that occupies an ancient land associated with the civilizations of antiquity ...
... Jordan ( Cl.L. ) The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( al - Mamlakah al- Urdunniyah al - Hashimiyah ) , an Arab state of Southwest Asia , is a young nation that occupies an ancient land associated with the civilizations of antiquity ...
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... Jordan Central Bank , and subsidies from Arab and other governments . In the past there has been a great outflow of skilled la- bour from Jordan to neighbouring countries , but the problem eased somewhat in the early 1980s . This ...
... Jordan Central Bank , and subsidies from Arab and other governments . In the past there has been a great outflow of skilled la- bour from Jordan to neighbouring countries , but the problem eased somewhat in the early 1980s . This ...
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... JORDAN , Uneasy Lies the Head ( 1962 ) , an account that traces his early life and experiences in Jordan , and Mihnati Ka - Malik ( 1978 ) , a personal exposé of Jordanian politics ; INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ...
... JORDAN , Uneasy Lies the Head ( 1962 ) , an account that traces his early life and experiences in Jordan , and Mihnati Ka - Malik ( 1978 ) , a personal exposé of Jordanian politics ; INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ...
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