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  • Population........................................................................5,759,732 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................2.56% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................21.76 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................2.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate................................6.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups................................................Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%

Jordan: A Refugee Haven
Géraldine Chatelard of the European University Institute examines the challenges ahead for Jordan, which is host to the largest number of Palestinian refugees in any single country in the world.
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