Qatar (Arabic: قطر), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر transliterated as Dawlat Qatar), is an
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emirate in the Middle East and Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.
Capital: (and largest city) Doha
Official languages: Arabic
Location of Qatar
Government: Constitutional Monarchy - Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani - Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani
Independence: - from the Bahrain September 3, 1971
Area: - Total 11,437 km² (164th) 4,416 sq mi - Water (%) negligible
Population: - July 2007 estimate 841,000 (158th1) - 2004 census 744,029[1] (159th) - Density 74 /km² (121st) 192 /sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2005 estimate - Total $25.01 billion (102nd) - Per capita $31,397 (11th)
GDP: (nominal) 2005 estimate - Total $42.463 billion (62nd) - Per capita $49,655 (7th)
HDI: (2004) 0.844 (high) (46th)
Currency: Riyal (QAR)
Time zone: AST (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) (not observed) (UTC+3)
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