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Capital Qatar : |
Doha .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Qatar :
| Saudi Arabia 60 km .
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| Climate Qatar :
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers .
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| Life expectancy Qatar :
| 73.4 years .
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| Fertility rate Qatar :
| 2.95 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Qatar :
| traditional monarchy .
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| Population Qatar :
| 840,290 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Qatar :
| 11,437 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Qatar :
| 184,500 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Qatar :
| 376,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Qatar :
| 974.
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| Sex ratio total Qatar :
| 1.89 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Qatar ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Qatar ratio 15 64 :
| 2.32 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Qatar ratio 65 :
| 2.72 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Qatar :
| $4.149 billion (2003) |
| HIV Qatar :
| 0.09% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Qatar :
| NA |
| Literacy Qatar :
| 82,50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Qatar :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Qatar :
| NA |
| Inflation Qatar :
| 2.3% (2003) |
| Unemployment Rate Qatar :
| 2.7% (2001) |
| Internet Users Qatar :
| 126,000 (2003) |
| Location Qatar :
| Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
| Geographic Coordinates Qatar :
| 25 30 N, 51 15 E |
| Religion Qatar :
| Muslim 95% |
| Administrative region Qatar :
| 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 |
| Terrain Qatar :
| mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel |
| Elevation extremes lowest Qatar :
| Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Qatar :
| Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m |
| Natural resources Qatar :
| petroleum, natural gas, fish |
| Land use arable land Qatar :
| 1,64% |
| Land use permanentcrops Qatar :
| 0,27% |
| Irrigated land Qatar :
| 130 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Qatar :
| haze, dust storms, sandstorms common |
| Environment current issues Qatar :
| limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities |
| Geography note Qatar :
| strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits |
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