Coordinates: 25°30′N 51°15′E / 25.500°N 51.250°E / 25.500; 51.250
| State of Qatar | |
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Location and extent of Qatar (dark green) on the Arabian Peninsula.
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| Capital and largest city |
Doha 25°18′N 51°31′E / 25.300°N 51.517°E / 25.300; 51.517 |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Religion | Islam |
| Demonym | Qatari |
| Government | Unitary constitutional monarchy |
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• Emir
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Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
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• Deputy Emir
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Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
| Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani | |
| Legislature | Consultative Assembly |
| Establishment | |
| 18 December 1878 | |
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• Declared independence
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1 September 1971 |
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• Independence from the United Kingdom
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3 September 1971 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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11,581 km2 (4,471 sq mi) (164th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.8 |
| Population | |
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• 2016 estimate
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2,675,522[a][1] (142nd) |
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• 2010 census
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1,699,435[2] (148th) |
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• Density
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176/km2 (455.8/sq mi) (76th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$404.109 billion[3] (47th) |
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• Per capita
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$145,894[3] (1st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate |
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• Total
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$185.395 billion[3] |
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• Per capita
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$68,940[4] (4th) |
| Gini (2007) | 41.1[5] medium |
| HDI (2014) |  0.850[6]very high · 32nd |
| Currency | Riyal (QAR) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the | right[7] |
| Calling code | +974 |
| ISO 3166 code | QA |
| Internet TLD | |
Qatar (/ˈkætɑːr/,[9] /ˈkɑːtɑːr/ (
listen), /ˈkɑːtər/ or /kəˈtɑːr/ ( listen);[10] Arabic: قطر Qatar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ˈɡɪtˤɑr]),[11][12] officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر Dawlat Qatar), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. An arm of the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain.
Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971. Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar. Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional[13][14] or an absolute monarchy[15][16][17][18] is disputed. In 2003, the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, with almost 98% in favour.[19][20] In early 2017, Qatar’s total population was 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates.[21]
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