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Qatar

Ar RayyānAl WakrahAd DawhahAl DaayenAl KhawrMadinat ach ShamalUmm SalalAr RayyānAl WakrahAd DawhahAl DaayenAl KhawrMadinat ach ShamalUmm SalalSaudiArabia
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar within the last 60 years transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant hydrocarbon revenues. Former Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995, ushered in wide-sweeping political and media reforms, unprecedented economic investment, and a growing Qatari regional leadership role, in part through the creation of the pan-Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera and Qatar's mediation of some regional conflicts.

Capital
Doha
Government
absolute monarchy
Population
2,568,426
Area
11,586 sq km
Location
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Natural resources
petroleum; fish; natural gas
Languages
Arabic (official); English commonly used as a second language
Religions
Muslim 65.2%; Christian 13.7%; Hindu 15.9%; Buddhist 3.8%…
Independence
3 September 1971 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
8 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhirah, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Ash Sham…
Currency
Qatari rials (QAR)
Export partners
China 18%; India 11%; S. Korea 10%; Japan 7%…
Import partners
USA 12%; China 12%; UAE 9%; UK 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

7 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Ar RayyānMunicipalityQA-RA
Al WakrahMunicipalityQA-WA
Ad DawhahMunicipalityQA-DA
Al DaayenMunicipalityQA-ZA
Al KhawrMunicipalityQA-KH
Madinat ach ShamalMunicipalityQA-MS
Umm SalalMunicipalityQA-US

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Currency
Qatari rials (QAR)
Languages
Arabic (official); English commonly used as a second language
Government
absolute monarchy
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

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