Qatar
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| State of Qatar دولة قطر Dawlat Qaṭar |
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| Anthem: As Salam al Amiri |
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| Capital | Doha | |||||
| Official language(s) | Arabic | |||||
| Demonym | Qatari | |||||
| Government | Absolute Monarchy | |||||
| - | Prime Minister | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani | ||||
| Independence | from Great Britain | |||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.001 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2008 estimate | 1,450,000 | ||||
| - | 2004 census | 744,029 (159) | ||||
| - | Density | 74/km2 (121) 191.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 95,130,000,000 | ||||
| - | Per capita | 86,669 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 116,851,000,000 | ||||
| - | Per capita | 106,459 | ||||
| Currency | Riyal (QAR) |
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| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .qa | |||||
| Calling code | 974 | |||||
Qatar (Arabic: قطر, Qaṭar) or the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر, Dawlat Qatar) is an emirate in the Middle East. Situated on a small peninsula off the larger Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
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