Jordan... or Jordan?

Can you tell the difference between Michael Jordan—the basketball player—and the country named Jordan?

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1. Has a Nike shoe brand named after them

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2. Is permanently located in the Middle East and borders Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel

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3. Has won at least one gold medal from the Summer Olympics

Michael Jordan won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and 1992, while Jordan the country won it's first Olympic gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics

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4. Islam is their official religion

The official religion of Jordan is Islam, while Michael Jordan grew up in the Methodist church and as an adult has never declared that he is a part of Islam

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5. Is known for being a professional basketball player

He was a really good basketball player

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6. Rugby is their favorite sport

Michael Jordan's favorite sport might have been basketball, while Jordan's favorite sport is football (soccer)

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7. Is worth at least $3 billion

Michael Jordan is estimated to have a net worth around $4 billion, while Jordan has a GDP of about $53.4 billion

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8. Is a 6 time NBA champion and 5 time NBA MVP

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9. Is famed for their significant religious and archaeological sights

These include Petra, the Dead Sea, Wadi Rum, and the Great Temple Complex

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10. Their average height is 6'2

Michael Jordan is 6'6, while the average height for males in Jordan is 5'8 and the average height for females is 5'2

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11. Their flag (or jersey) is known to contain the color red

Michael Jordan played for the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls, both of which have red on their jersey. Jordan has a triangle of red located on the left of their flag

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12. Was at war with Israel in the year 1967

Michael Jordan wasn't born yet

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13. Is younger

Michael Jordan was born in 1963. Jordan became a country in 1946

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14. Has been to space (real outer space)

Jordan the country has selected someone to be an astronaut to eventually go to space, but as of now no one from Jordan has been to space. Michael Jordan was in the movie Space Jam, but he has never been to real outer space

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15. Used to be owned by the United Kingdom

Michael Jordan is an American citizen. Jordan the country was owned by the UK from about 1921 to 1946

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