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Qatar

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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. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-Thani, overthrew him in a bloodless coup in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, oil and natural gas revenues had enabled Qatar to attain the second-highest per capita income in the world. 

Location :

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

25 30 N, 51 15 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 50.76
North 26.15
East 51.64
South 24.48

Map references :

Middle East 

Area :

total 11 586 square km
land 11 586 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

563.00 km

Climate :

arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers 

Terrain :

mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 103 metres

Natural resources :

fish natural gas
petroleum

Land use :

arable land 1.64 %
permanent crops 0.27 %
other 98.09 %

Irrigated land :

130 square km

Natural hazards :

dust storms haze
torms

current issues :

limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution

Population :

833 285 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.96 %
Birth rate 15.61 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.45 children born/woman
Death rate 2.46 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 21.80 %
15-64 years 76.80 %
65 years and over 1.40 %

Median age :

total 30.80 years
male 32.80 years
female 25.40 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 2.46 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.38 male(s)/female
total population 2.00 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 12.66 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.35 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 73.66 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 77.14 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.09 %

Religions :

Muslim 77.50 %
Christian 8.50 %
other 14.00 %

Languages :

Arabic  
English commonly used as a second language  

Literacy :

total population 89.00 %
male 89.10 %
female 88.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form State of Qatar
conventional short form Qatar
local long form Dawlat Qatar
local short form Qatar

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 QA
ISO Numeric 634
ISO3 QAT
FIPS QA
ccTLD qa
English Qatar

Administrative divisions :

10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal 

Capital :

name Doha
geographic coordinates 25 17 N, 51 32 E
time difference 3.00

International organization participation :

ABEDA ACC
AFESD AMF
CICA (observer) FAO
G-77 GCC
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM (observer) IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU Interpol
LAS MIGA
NAM OAPEC
OAS (observer) OIC
OPCW OPEC
PCA UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNIFIL
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1971-09-03 

National holiday :

Independence Day 1971-09-03
National Day 2010-12-18

Executive branch :

Prime Minister HAMAD bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 101 200 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 92 540 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 9.20 %
PPP - per capita 121 400 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 0.10 %
industry 65.90 %
services 34.10 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 1 202 000 people
Unemployment rate 0.50 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) -3.90 %
Investment (gross fixed) 32.30 % of GDP
Current account balance 3 786 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 17 020 000 000 $
Debt external 63 160 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 9 468 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 20 750 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 76 310 000 000 $
Military expenditures 10.00 % of GDP
Public debt 7.10 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 32 060 000 000 $
expenditures 28 500 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beef dairy
fish fruits
poultry vegetables

Industries :

ammonia cement
commercial ship repair crude oil production and refining
fertilizer liquefied natural gas
petrochemicals steel reinforcing bars

Energy :

Electricity Production 15 110 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 13 730 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 797 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 129 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 753 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 15 210 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 76 980 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 20 200 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 56 780 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 25 260 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

37 430 000 000 $

Partners :

Japan (jp) 38.30 %
South Korea 20.80 %
Singapore (sg) 11.10 %
India (in) 4.60 %
Thailand (th) 4.30 %

Commodities :

fertilizers liquefied natural gas (LNG)
petroleum products steel

Value :

20 870 000 000 $

Partners :

United States (us) 12.00 %
Germany (de) 8.90 %
Italy (it) 8.80 %
Japan (jp) 7.90 %
South Korea 7.40 %
France (fr) 6.20 %
UAE 5.40 %
United Kingdom (gb) 4.90 %
Saudi Arabia (sa) 4.60 %
Turkey (tr) 4.20 %
China (cn) 4.20 %

Commodities :

chemicals food
machinery and transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Qatari rial 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 263 400
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 1 683 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 5
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) qa
Internet Hosts 722
Internet Users 436 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 3
Heliports 1
Pipelines - gas 132 km
Pipelines - oil 382 km
Pipelines - condensate 145 km
Pipelines - liquid petroleum gas 90 km
Roadways - total 7 790 km

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