Official Name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Population: 6,198,677
Capital: Amman - Pop. 2,126,000
Area: 89,342 sq. km. / 55,515 sq. miles.
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 962
Jordan is generally seen as a moderate Muslim nation and although the criminal code makes no explicit distinction between private, adult and consensual heterosexual and homosexual relationships, Jordanians are Muslim and look critically upon homosexuality. Private, adult and consensual sodomy was decriminalized by the Penal Code of 1951. The age of consent is 16. Article 306 punishes people who offer or solicit sex from anyone under sixteen with up to six months in prison. Today, homosexuality is not a crime provided that it is noncommercial and occurs between consenting adults in private. However, vigilante honor killings of gay family members are not uncommon. Also see: Islam and Homosexuality
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