Jordan: Cultural Awareness Jordan has been one of the Arab states that has been most influenced by the West and uses it to shape its own type of society and government. Jordan is an Arab country and is religiously and ethnically diverse, with Islam being the dominant religion. This Arab country has shown its diversity to its people regardless of beliefs. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a Muslim-majority country, with 90% of the population following Sunni Islam while a small minority of around 2% follows Sufism. Jordan also has an indigenous Christian minority, which makes up about 10% of the population, mainly Catholic, Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox or Greek Orthodox. There are no legal restrictions for Jews, but in 2006 it was reported that there were no Jewish citizens. Given that Jordan is primarily made up of Muslims, it may be vital to the domestic interest of the United States in the future to maintain Jordan as an ally, given the importance of an Arab Muslim state being able to aid and influence the remaining Arab states. Another important advantage is its location and having a port that could help in case of conflict in that region. In the year 632 AD, the Prophet Muhammad and his followers had brought most of the tribes and cities of the Arabian Peninsula under the banner of the new monotheistic religion of Islam, whose aim was to unite the individual believer, the state and society under the almighty will of God. During this era Islam was the most dominant and strongly carried belief by the Arabs, which reflected the rapid conquest of the Arab armies. In 644-56 AD under the leadership of Uthman the Quran was compiled, which became the most sacred scripture of Islam...... middle of paper...... and completely took control of it, Jordan with this defeat its economic system suffered a recession due to the loss of much of its infrastructure, resources and manpower. But Jordan, despite this defeat, was not long in recovering, its economic system grew rapidly in the 1970s and continued to grow in the early 1980s. Since King Abdullah took over, their economic system has embarked on an economic reform program in order to develop its resources to support its economy and be more competitive with neighboring Arab states. The fact that Jordan does not have a stable economic system makes Jordan vulnerable to external shocks and regional unrest. Without calm in the region, economic growth looks set to remain below its potential and makes Jordan more susceptible to folding in the event of conflict with other states if it is not aided financially and militarily by its allies.