... another characteristic. Much of the population is making its living in agriculture. Jordan has extremely low saving rates and inadequate banking facilities. Inhospitable topography is another characteristic; Jordan is mostly desert plateau in the east and highland area in the west. Jordan also has high dependence on few products for export such as fertilizers, agriculture products that include wheat, barley, citrus ... , at 395m (1,296ft) below sea level (http://www.hejleh.com/jordan). In the extreme east, the land slopes downwards from the plateau to the semi-arid steppe country of the ...

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