GEOGARAPHY AND CLIMATE
QATAR SHARES ITS SOLE LAND BORDER WITH SAUDI ARABIA TO THE SOUTH , WITH THE PERSIAN GULFTO THE NORTH , EAST , AND WEST .THE COUNTRY'S TERRAIN ID MOSTLY FLAT, WITH SOME LIMESTONE PLATEAUS AND SAND DUNES.
HISTORY
QATAR'S HISTORY DATES BACK TO THE 6TH MILLENNIUM BC.THE AL THAKIRA, AL KHOR , AND DOHA REGIONS HAVE BEEN INHABITED SINCE ANCIENT.
GOVERMENT
QATAR IS AN ABSOLUTE MONRCHY, WITH EMIR TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL THANI AS THE CURRENT RULER.
ECONOMY
QATAR'S ECONOMY RELIES HEAVILY ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPORT S, MAKING IT ONE OF THE WORLDS WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES PER CAPITA.
CULTURE
QATARI CALTURE BLENDS ISLAMIC AND ARAB TRADITIONS. THE COUNTRY CELEBRATES RAMADAN, EID AL -FITR, AND EID AL-ADHA.
- ISLAMIC HERITAGE
- TRADITIONAL CLOTHING (THOBE,ABAYA)
- FESTIVALS(RAMADAN, EID AL-FITR, EID AL-ADHA)
- CUIOSINE(MACHBOOS, UMM ALI)
LANGUAGE
ARABIC IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE , WHILE ENGLISH IS WIDELY SPOKEN.
SPORTS
QATAR HOSTED THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP AND IS A HUB FOR CRICKET, TENNIS, AND ATHLETICS.
EDUCATION
QATAR UNIVERSITY AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ARE PROMINENT
KEY FACTS
- CAPITAL: DOHA
- POPULhttps://youtu.be/7n0v2l_hc5Y?si=HV03sDHuSq6tYVQcLATION:2.6 MILLION
- AREA:11,580 SQ KM
- GDP PER CAPITA: $69,962
- LIFE EXPECTANCY:79.5 YEARS
- UN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.855
MODERN QATAR
QATAR'S RAPID MODERNIZATION HAS TRANSFORMED IT IN TO A GLOBAL HUB.
CHALLENGES
QATAR FACES REGIONAL TENSIONS , ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION , AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
QATARS UNIQUE BLEND OF TR<a href="https://youtu.be/nfiZ5ppitQs?si=sTuBTV8Vn26d2Mob">https://youtu.be/nfiZ5ppitQs?si=sTuBTV8Vn26d2Mob</a>ADITION AND MODERNITY MAKES IT A FASCINATING COUNTRY .QATAR REMARKBLE TRANSFORMATION DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION, AS THE NATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, ITS RICH HISTORY , VIBRANT CULTURE, AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT WILL PROPEL IT FORWARD .
SOURCES
- QATAR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- WORLD BANK
- INTERNATIONAL MONEETARY DUND
- QATAR TOURISM AUTHORITY
This article is about the country. For other uses, see Qatar (disambiguation).
| State of Qatarدولة قطر Dawlat Qaṭar | |
|---|---|
| FlagEmblem | |
| Motto: الله الوطن الأمير Allāh al-Waṭan al-ʾAmīr “God, Nation, Emir” | |
| Anthem: السلام الأميري As-Salām al-ʾAmīrī “Peace to the Emir”Duration: 1 minute and 27 seconds.1:27 | |
| Location and extent of Qatar (dark green) on the Arabian Peninsula | |
| Capitaland largest city | Doha 25°18′N 51°31′E |
| Official languages | Arabic[1] |
| Ethnic groups (2019)[2] | 49% Arab43% South Asian[3]21.8% Indian12.5% Bangladeshi4.7% Pakistani4.35% Sri Lankan7% other |
| Religion (2020)[4] | 65.5% Islam (official)15.1% Hinduism14.2% Christianity3.3% Buddhism1.9% other |
| Demonym(s) | Qatari |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under an authoritarian[5][6] state |
| • Emir | Tamim bin Hamad |
| • Deputy Emir | Abdullah bin Hamad |
| • Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Abdulrahman |
| Legislature | Consultative Assembly |
| Establishment | |
| • Qatar National Day | 18 December 1878 |
| • Declared independence | 1 September 1971 |
| • Independence from the United Kingdom | 3 September 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,581 km2 (4,471 sq mi) (158th) |
| • Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
| • 2023 estimate | 3,063,005[7] (139th) |
| • 2010 census | 1,699,435[8] |
| • Density | 264/km2 (683.8/sq mi) (76th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
| • Total |  $356.0 billion[9] (60th) |
| • Per capita | $115,075[9] (4th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
| • Total | $221.4 billion[9] (55th) |
| • Per capita | $71,568[9] (8th) |
| Gini (2007) | 41.1[10] medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.875[11] very high (40th) |
| Currency | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Drives on | right[12] |
| Calling code | +974 |
| ISO 3166 code | QA |
| Internet TLD | .qaقطر. |
Qatar,[a] officially the State of Qatar,[b] is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country’s inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert.
Qatar is a peninsular Arab country whose terrain comprises arid desert and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes. Also on the coast is the capital, Doha, known for its futuristic skyscrapers and other ultramodern architecture inspired by ancient Islamic design, such as the limestone Museum of Islamic Art. The museum sits on the city’s Corniche waterfront promenade. ― Google
