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Destination Qatar, a virtual travel guide to the Kingdom in the Gulf Region. This
page aims to give you a broad overview of Qatar's art, culture, people, environment,
geography, history, economy and government.
Beside a country profile with facts and figures, the page contains links to sources
which provide you with all the information you need to know about this Middle
East nation, e.g.: official web sites of Qatar, addresses of Qatar and foreign
embassies, domestic airlines, city- and country guides with extensive travel and
tourism information on accommodation, tourist attractions, events and more like
weather information, maps, statistics and local newspapers from Qatar.
Diwan Amiri, residence of the Emir of Qatar
& Embassy of Qatar
State of Qatar | Dawlat Qatar
Country Profile
Background:
Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from
a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state
with significant oil and natural gas revenues.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous
siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the amir who had ruled the country since
1972. He was overthrown by his son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani,
in a bloodless coup in 1995.
In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both
Oil and natural gas revenues enable Qatar to have a per capita income not far
below the leading industrial countries of Western Europe.
(Source: CIA - The World Factbook)
border country:
other Gulf States: , , , ,
Qatar is a member state of the
Official Name:
Dawlat Qatar
short form: Qatar
int'l long form: State of Qatar
note: closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and
gutter, but not like guitar.
Actual Time:
Wed-Aug-12 &17:06
Local Time =
Capital City:
(Ad Dawhah, pop 400 000)
Other Cities:
Umm Said, Al-Khor, Dukhan, Ruwais
Government:
Type: Constitutional Emirate
Independence: 3 September 1971
Constitution: 1970 Basic Law, revised 1972; currently under complete review.
Geography:
Location: Middle East, Gulf Region, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi
: 11,586 km? (4,473 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Mostly desert, flat, barren.
Climate: Hot and dry, some humidity in summer.
Nationality: Qatari(s).
: 1.8 million (2012, )
: $ 29 607 (year)
Ethnic groups: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Religion: Islam (state religion, claimed by virtually all of the indigenous population)
Languages: Arabic (official); English (widely spoken)
Literacy: 79%
Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, fish.
Agriculture products: Fruits, poultry, dairy products,
Industries: Crude oil production and refining, petrochemicals, fertilizers.
Qatari Rial (QAR)
Qatar key statistical data.
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Official Sites of Qatar
Official site of the Emir of Qatar, H.H. Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
Official website of the Consort of His Highness the Emir of Qatar.
Qatar's e-Government portal with services to citizens and visitors.
The Official Site of Foreign Information Agency a portal site with information
on the State of Qatar.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.
Diplomatic Missions
Qatar's representation to the United Nations.
The Qatar Embassy in the US.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides addresses of the Diplomatic Missions.
Political Map of Qatar.
Searchable map/satellite view of Qatar.
Searchable map/satellite view of Qatar's
capital city.
Political Map of of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East.
Map of Western Asia and the Middle East region.
Qatar based Arab channel television.
Qatar News (Arabic)
Daily News (in Arabic)
National and international news.
Qatar in international news:
Amnesty International report placing the spotlight on Qatar’s construction sector ahead of the World Cup.
Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'.
Union criticises Qatar for labour abuses.
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Arts & Culture
A portal to Qatar culture and heritage.
Galleries, Slide Show and Publications.
Traditional Dancing & Embassy of Qatar
Business & Economy
__Quatar Banks
__Quatar Products
Qatar Petroleum is responsible for all oil and gas industry processes in Qatar
and abroad, established in 1974.
Yellow Pages and telephone directory.
__Transportation
The national carrier of the Arabian Gulf State of Qatar.
Official website with information about schedules, facilities, and services.
Destination Qatar - Travel and Tour Guides
Discover Qatar: Doha, Almaha Sanctuary, Al Jassasiya, Khor Al Udaid Beach, Al
Bida Park, Palm Tree Island, Sealine Beach Resort, Al-Gharriyya Resort.
Accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, tours and
much more.
Experience Qatar, the official Qatar country travel and tourism site.
Some Information on Qatar's tourist attractions.
Qatar's hotels, resorts, and recreation and beach clubs.
Accommodation information by QNHC Qatar National Hotels Compagny.
Guide by Qatar Airways.
Tourism and business Guide of Qatar.
A guide to Qatar.
Find a Hotel in Qatar.
Travel and Tour Consumer Information
City of Doha & Embassy of Qatar
Education for a New Era Inititive reform in Qatar.
Doha - Qatar.
Official web site of the University of Qatar, founded in 1977.
Environment & Nature
Official website with information about the Council and Qatar's environment.
Official website of Friends Of The Environment, most information is in Arabic.
Article of the Embassy of State of Qatar about the country's environment.
The ruling family of Qatar since the eighteenth century.
by Qatar Info.
Early history, Turkey & Britain, The discovery of oil, Rulers of Qatar.
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Basic Data
Religions & ethnic groups
Sunni Muslim (state
religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%;
Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
Algerian Dinar
Area (km2)
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Arabic, French, Berber
Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
Bahraini 63%, Asian 19%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%
Bahraini dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#0
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90-94%, Coptic
Christian and other 6-10%.Eastern Hamitic (Egyptians, Bedouins, and Berbers) 99%,
Greek, Nubian, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Egyptian pound
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,001,450
Arabic (official), English and
French widely understood by educated classes
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni
32%-37%), Christian or other 3%.Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
Iraqi Dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#7,072
Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%,
Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%.Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%,
Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%.
Iranian Rial
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,648,000
Persian & dialects 58%, Turkic &
dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Jerusalem2
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni
Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
New Israeli Shekel
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,770
Official: Hebrew, English, A
Russian, French
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6%, other 2%
(several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2000 est.)
Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
Jordanian Dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,300
Arabic (official), English
Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%),
Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%.Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Kuwaiti Dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,820
Arabic (official), English
Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni,
Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% Jewish &1%.Arab 95%,
Armenian 4%, other 1%
Lebanese Pound
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,400
Arabic (official), French, English,
Sunni Muslim 97%.Berber and Arab 97%,
Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians.
Libyan dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,759,540
Arabic, Italian, English
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish
Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Moroccan Dirham
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#6,550
Arabic (official), Berber dialects,
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a
Muslim, Hindu
Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African.
Omani Rial
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#2,460
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi,
Urdu, Indian dialects
Palestine1
Muslim 87% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish
7% (settlers), Christian and other 6%.Palestinian Arab and other 93%, Jewish 7%
New Israeli S Jordanian Dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,898
Arabic, English
Muslim 95%
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Qatari Rial
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,437
Arabic (official), English
Saudi Arabia
Muslim 100%.Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
Saudi Riyal
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,960,582
Arabic (official), English
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), animist
25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum).African 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Sudanese Dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,505,810
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta
Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, &
other Muslim& 16%, Christian 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo).
Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%
Syrian Pound
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#5,180
Arabic (official); Kurdish,
Armenian, Aramaic, Circassi French, English
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Tunisian dinar
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#3,610
Arabic (official and one of the
languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2%
(Christian and Jews).Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%
Turkish Lira
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#9,630
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic,
Armenian, Greek
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian,
Hindu, and other 4%;Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%,
others 8% (1982). less than& 20% are citizens.
Emirati dirham
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#,000
Arabic (official), Persian, English,
Hindi, Urdu
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and
Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and HPredominantly Arab.
also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans
Yemeni Riyal
Area (km2)
<FONT face="Arial" size="2" color="#7,970
Sources: CIA World Book of Facts (2000 estimates) SESRTCIC,&
Updated November 2001.
*Includes Middle Eastern countries and Arab countries of North
1. &Palestine& consists of
the areas and persons under the control of the Palestinian authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The area given is
the entire area of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestine is not a state and does not have a recognized capital.
Administrative centers are in Gaza and Ramallah. The Palestine National Authority claims East Jerusalem as its capital.
2. Jerusalem is claimed as
capital by the Israeli government and is the administrative center of Israel. The United States and many other countries
do not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and have embassies in Tel Aviv.
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