State of Qatar |
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Anthem: السلام الأميري
As-Salām al-ʾAmīrī (transliteration)
"Peace to the Amir"
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| Capital and largest city | Doha
25°18′N51°31′E / 25.300°N 51.517°E / 25.300; 51.517 |
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| Official languages | Arabic[1] |
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| Common languages | English |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Qatari |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-constitutionalemirate under an absoluteemirate |
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| Tamim bin Hamad |
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| Khalid bin Khalifa |
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| Legislature | Consultative Assembly |
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| 18 December 1878 |
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• Declared independence |
1 September 1971 |
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3 September 1971 |
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• Total | 11,581 km2 (4,471 sq mi) (158th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.8 |
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• 2020 estimate | 2,795,484[4] (139th) |
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• 2010 census | 1,699,435[5] |
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• Density | 176/km2 (455.8/sq mi) (76th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $357.338 billion[6] (51st) |
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• Per capita | $138,910[6] (4th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $183.807 billion[6] (56th) |
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• Per capita | $66,202[6] (6th) |
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| Gini (2007) | 41.1[7]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.848[8]
very high · 45th |
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| Currency | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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| Driving side | right[9] |
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| Calling code | +974 |
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| ISO 3166 code | QA |
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| Internet TLD | |
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0.848