Outline of Qatar
The Flag of Qatar
The Coat of arms of Qatar
The location of Qatar
An enlargeable map of the State of Qatar
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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.
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Qatar
- 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
An enlargeable topographic map of Qatar
Main article: Geography of Qatar
- Qatar is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Asia
- Middle East
- Arabian Peninsula
- Qatar Peninsula
- Arabian 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: 2,174,035 - 142nd most populous country
- Area of Qatar: 11,437 km2
- Atlas of Qatar
Environment of Qatar
An enlargeable satellite image of Qatar
- Climate of Qatar
- Renewable energy in Qatar
- Geology of Qatar
- Protected areas of Qatar
- Biosphere reserves in Qatar
- National parks of Qatar
- Wildlife of Qatar
- Fauna 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
Administrative divisions of Qatar
Municipalities of Qatar
Main article: Municipalities of Qatar
- Capital of Qatar: Doha
- Cities of Qatar
Demography of Qatar
Main article: Demographics 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
- Political parties in Qatar
Branches of the government of Qatar
Executive branch of the government of Qatar
- Head of state: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
- 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
Main article: Foreign relations of Qatar
- Diplomatic missions in Qatar
- Diplomatic missions of Qatar
International organization membership
The State of Qatar is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Qatar
- Constitution of Qatar
- Crime in Qatar
- Human rights in Qatar
- Law enforcement in Qatar
Military of Qatar
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Qatar
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Qatar
- Navy of Qatar
- Air Force of Qatar
- Special forces of Qatar
- Military history of Qatar
- Military ranks of Qatar
History of Qatar
- Main article: History of Qatar, Timeline of the history of Qatar, and Current events of Qatar
- Military history of Qatar
Culture of Qatar
- Architecture of Qatar
- Cuisine of Qatar
- Festivals 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
Economy and infrastructure of Qatar
Main article: Economy 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
- Companies of Qatar
- Currency of Qatar: Riyal
- ISO 4217: QAR
- 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
Main article: Education in Qatar
See also
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Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Qatar
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Qatar". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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