Outline of Qatar

The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatar Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.^[1] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Qatar
• Official English country name: The State of Qatar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Qatari
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Qatar
• International rankings of Qatar
• ISO country codes: QA, QAT, 634
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:QA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .qa

Geography of Qatar

• Qatar is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Qatar Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Qatar
    • High: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m (338 ft)
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Saudi Arabia 60 km
  • Coastline: Persian Gulf 563 km
• Population of Qatar: 841,000 - 155th most populous country
• Area of Qatar: 11,437 km²
• Atlas of Qatar

Environment of Qatar

• Climate of Qatar
• Environmental issues in Qatar
• Ecoregions in Qatar
• Renewable energy in Qatar
• Geology of Qatar
• Protected areas of Qatar
  • Biosphere reserves in Qatar
  • National parks of Qatar
• Wildlife of Qatar
  • Flora of Qatar
  • Fauna of Qatar
    • Birds of Qatar
    • Mammals of Qatar
• Natural gas in Qatar

Natural geographic features of Qatar

• Glaciers of Qatar
• Islands of Qatar
• Lakes of Qatar
• Mountains of Qatar
  • Volcanoes in Qatar
• Rivers of Qatar
  • Waterfalls of Qatar
• Valleys of Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None

Regions of Qatar

Ecoregions of Qatar

Administrative divisions of Qatar

• Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar

• Capital of Qatar: Doha
• Cities of Qatar

Demography of Qatar

Government and politics of Qatar

Main article: Government of Qatar and Politics of Qatar

• Form of government:
• Capital of Qatar: Doha

• Elections in Qatar
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Qatar
• Political scandals of Qatar
• Taxation in Qatar

Branches of the government of Qatar

Executive branch of the government of Qatar

• Head of state: President of Qatar,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Qatar,
• Cabinet of Qatar

Legislative branch of the government of Qatar

• Parliament of Qatar (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Qatar
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Qatar

Judicial branch of the government of Qatar

• Supreme Court of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar

• Diplomatic missions in Qatar
• Diplomatic missions of Qatar

International organization membership

The State of Qatar is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Qatar

• Capital punishment in Qatar
• Constitution of Qatar
• Crime in Qatar
• Human rights in Qatar
  • LGBT rights in Qatar
  • Freedom of religion in Qatar
• Law enforcement in Qatar

Military of Qatar

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Qatar
• Forces
  • Army of Qatar
  • Navy of Qatar
  • Air Force of Qatar
  • Special forces of Qatar
• Military history of Qatar
• Military ranks of Qatar

Local government in Qatar

History of Qatar

Main article: History of Qatar, Timeline of the history of Qatar, and Current events of Qatar

• Economic history of Qatar
• Military history of Qatar

Culture of Qatar

• Architecture of Qatar
• Cuisine of Qatar
• Ethnic minorities in Qatar
• Festivals in Qatar
• Humor in Qatar
• Languages of Qatar
• Media in Qatar
• National symbols of Qatar
  • Coat of arms of Qatar
  • Flag of Qatar
  • National anthem of Qatar
• People of Qatar
• Prostitution in Qatar
• Public holidays in Qatar
• Records of Qatar
• Religion in Qatar
  • Buddhism in Qatar
  • Christianity in Qatar
  • Hinduism in Qatar
  • Islam in Qatar
  • Judaism in Qatar
  • Sikhism in Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None

Art in Qatar

• Art in Qatar
• Cinema of Qatar
• Literature of Qatar
• Music of Qatar
• Television in Qatar
• Theatre in Qatar

Sports in Qatar

• Football in Qatar
• Qatar at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Qatar

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)

• Agriculture in Qatar
• Banking in Qatar
  • National Bank of Qatar
  • International Bank of Qatar
• Communications in Qatar
  • Internet in Qatar
• Companies of Qatar
• Currency of Qatar: Riyal
  • ISO 4217: QAR
• Economic history of Qatar
• Energy in Qatar
  • Energy policy of Qatar
  • Oil industry in Qatar
• Health care in Qatar
• Mining in Qatar
• Qatar Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Qatar
• Transport in Qatar
  • Airports in Qatar
  • Rail transport in Qatar
  • Roads in Qatar
• Water supply and sanitation in Qatar

Education in Qatar

See also

• Index of Qatar-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Qatar-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Qatar

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Qatar Statistics Authority

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