World Region Information --- Qatar Information
Qatar
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World Region Information --- Qatar Information
We are researching Qatar local information. Qatar country is a country located in Western Asia. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Qatar.
It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
Approx. 12,000 km2
about 2.79 million people
11.6% Qatar, 88.4% non-Qatar
Arabic
67.7% Muslim, 13.8% Christian, 13.8% Hindu, 3.1% Buddhist, Other
Like other countries in Eastern Arabia, it is strongly influenced by Islam.
- Souq Waqif
- The Museum of Islamic Art
- National Museum of Qatar
- Katara
- The Pearl
- Doha Corniche
- Aspire Park
Citizens are required to participate in government-provided education from kindergarten through high school.
- Qatar University
1825 The Al Thani Dynasty Establishes Rulership of Qatar
1871 Submit to the Ottoman Empire
1916 Comes under British protection
1939 Discovery of oil fields. Oil will replace pearl farming and fishing as the main source of income
1971 Independence
1972 Khalifa seizes power while his father, Emir Ahmad, is traveling abroad in a bloodless coup in the palace
1990 Gulf War allows foreign forces to use land in Qatar
1995 bloodless coup ousts Khalifa, appoints his son Hamad as emir
1996 Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite television launched
2002- A US military base in Qatar serves as a command center for US-led military operations in the Iraq War
2005 First written constitution enters into force. Started a joint project with the United States for the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant
2008 Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to demarcate borders
2009 Halts trade with Israel in response to Israel's Gaza offensive
2011 Participated in international military operations in Libya
2012 Emir Hamad visits Gaza
2013 Hamad abdicates, son Tamim becomes emir
2014 Participated in US-led airstrikes against Islamic extremists in Syria
2015 Participated in Saudi-led airstrikes against Yemeni rebels
2017 Diplomatic crisis due to Saudi-led Qatar containment. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain announce sever ties with Qatar
It is a so-called chieftain system that has both constitutional monarchy and absolute monarchy. The parliament is unicameral.
- The Amiri Diwan
$66,202
High GDP per capita is one of the highest in the world. Qatar's economy is based on the oil and natural gas industry.
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