Info about Qatar

Qatar (pronounced KAH-ter) occupies a small peninsula that extends into the Persian Gulf from the east side of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is to the west and the United Arab Emirates to the south. The country is mainly barren.

Capital
Doha - 286 000 people
all city from Qatar

Country lead by
Emir: Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (1995)
Prime Minister: Sheik Hamad bin Jassem al Thani (2007)

Population
885,359 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 15.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 18.0/1000; life expectancy: 73.9; density per sq mi: 208

Land Area
4,416 sq mi (11,437 sq km)

Monetary unit
Qatari riyal

Language
Arabic (official); English a common second language

Ethnicity
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religion
Islam 95%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 1,230 km; paved: 1,107 km; unpaved: 123 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id). Airports: 4 (2002).

Internet tld
.qa

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