Unit 9
Student’s Book
Page 66
Our country's imports and exports
- Jordan is rich in two minerals: potash and phosphate.
- Jordan extracts chemicals and fertilisers from potash and phosphate.
- Chemicals and fertilisers are two of Jordan's largest exports.
- Pharmaceuticals and other industries represent 30% of Jordan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- 75% of Jordan's pharmaceuticals are exported.
- (65%) of the Jordanian economy is dominated by services, mostly travel and tourism.
- Jordan's exports go to countries like Iraq, the USA, India, and Saudi Arabia.
- Jordan has to import oil and gas for its energy needs because it does not have large oil or gas reserves.
- Jordan imports many goods like oil, gas, cars, medicines, and wheat.
- Saudi Arabia supplies Jordan with most of its imports.23.6 % of Jordan's imports(nearly 24%).
- The EU( European Union) supplies Jordan with 17.6 % of its imports. Nearly (18%).
- Jordan's imports have come from China and the United States.
- Jordan has free trade agreements with many countries, including the USA, Canada, and Malaysia.
- In 2004 CE, Jordan signed a free trade agreement with Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.
- In 2011 CE, another trade agreement was made with the EU, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.
- Trade with the EU and North Africa in particular is likely to grow because Jordan signed a trade agreement with them.
Pronoun Reference
| Word | line | Reference |
| it | 2 | Jordan |
| its | 10 | Jordan |
| its | 13 | Jordan |
| it | 14 | Jordan |
| it | 17 | Jordan |