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State of Qatar
دولة قطر
Dawlat Qaṭar
FlagEmblem
Anthem: السلام الأميري  (Arabic)
"As-salām al-amīrī"  (transliteration)
Peace be to the Emir
Capital
(and largest city)		Doha
25°18′N51°31′E / 25.3°N 51.517°E / 25.3; 51.517
Official language(s)Arabic
DemonymQatari
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
 - EmirHamad bin Khalifa AlThani
 - Crown PrinceTamim bin Hamad AlThani
 - Prime MinisterHamad bin Jassim AlThani
Independence1
 - National Day
December 18, 1878 
 - Independence from the Ottoman Empire
1913 
 - Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom
September 3, 1971 
Area
 - Total11,437 km2 (164th)
4,416 sq mi 
 - Water (%)negligible
Population
 - 2010 census1,696,563[1] (148th)
 - Density123.2/km2 (123rd)
319.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$102.147 billion[2] 
 - Per capita$90,149[2] 
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - Total$110.844 billion[2] (55th)
 - Per capita$81,963[2] (1st)
HDI (2010)increase 0.803[3] (very high) (38th)
CurrencyRiyal (QAR)
Time zoneAST (UTC+3)
 - Summer (DST)(not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on theRight
ISO 3166 codeQA
Internet TLD.qa
Calling code974

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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