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Qatar - Middle East



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
907,229 (July 2007 est.)total population: 74.14 years
male: 71.6 years
female: 76.82 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second languagedefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
traditional emirate Doha
IndependanceNational day
3 September 1971 (from UK)Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
ConstitutionLegal system
ratified by public referendum on 29 April 2003, endorsed by the amir on 8 June 2004, effective on 9 June 2005discretionary system of law controlled by the amir, although civil codes are being implemented; Islamic law dominates family and personal matters


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$30.76 billion (2006 est.)7.1% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$29,400 (2006 est.)3.2% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%7.2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$33.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$12.36 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$5.755 billion (2006 est.)Qatari rial (QAR)
Military expenditures
10% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia 11,437 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summerspetroleum, natural gas, fish


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
854,900 (2006).qa
Internet hostsInternet users
301 (2006)219,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
5 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
1,230 km condensate 319 km; condensate/gas 209 km; gas 1,024 km; liquid petroleum gas 87 km; oil 844 km (2006)