| State of Qatar
دولة قطر
Dawlat Qaṭar
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Anthem: السلام الأميري (Arabic)
"As-salām al-amīrī" (transliteration)
Amiri Salute
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Capital
(and largest city)
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Doha
 25°18′N 51°31′E |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic
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| Demonym |
Qatari |
| Government |
Absolute monarchy
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| - |
Emir
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Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani
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| - |
Crown Prince
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Tamim bin Hamad AlThani
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Prime Minister
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Hamad bin Jassim AlThani
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| Legislature |
Consultative Assembly of Qatar
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| Independence1 |
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National Day
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December 18, 1878 |
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Independence from the Ottoman Empire
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1913 |
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Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom
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September 3, 1971 |
| Area |
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Total |
11,437 km2 (164th)
4,416 sq mi
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Water (%)
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negligible |
| Population |
| - |
2010 census |
1,696,563[1] (148th) |
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Density
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123.2/km2 (123rd)
319.1/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$102.147 billion[2] |
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Per capita
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$90,149[2] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$110.844 billion[2] (55th) |
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Per capita
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$81,963[2] (1st) |
| HDI (2010) |
 0.803[3] (very high) (38th) |
| Currency |
Riyal (QAR) |
| Time zone |
AST (UTC+3) |
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Summer (DST) |
(not observed) (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the |
Right |
| ISO 3166 code |
QA
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| Internet TLD |
.qa
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| Calling code |
974 |
