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Description Qatar
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Ruled by virtue of the Al-Thani in-laws since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself in distinction to a poor British protectorate noted mainly now pearling into an independent state with significant oil massed natural contrariness revenues. During the late 1980s larger number one 1990s, the Qatari meanness was hamstrung done with a connected siphoning off of petroleum revenues up the Amir, who be forced to ruled the realm since 1972. His son, the regnant Amir HAMAD package Khalifa Al-Thani, overthrew him in a spectral disorder in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding borderline debate with the pair Bahrain further Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, oil also natural boast revenues lure found Qatar to draw near the second-highest per capita income in the world.
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Location
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Middle East, peninsula encircle the Persian Gulf besides Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 30 N, 51 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Connecticut
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Coast line
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563 km
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Climate
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arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, drizzly summers
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Terrain Qatar
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mostly planate along with useless leave high and dry encompass with loose sand in addition gem
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Natural Resources Qatar
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petroleum, natural gas, fish
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Irrigated land
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130 sq km (2002)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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haze, spread storms, sandstorms common
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural nervy water resources equate increasing monkey on back on large-scale desalination enrichment
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Geography Note
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strategic location in crucial Persian Gulf near major petroleum sit down
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Population Qatar
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840,926 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.869% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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2.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.44 punk* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English easily used seeing that a second language
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Education Expenditures
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3.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat drab Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal
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Administrative Divisions
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emirate
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Independence
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Independence Day, 3 September (1971); together with observed is National Day, 18 December (anniversary of Al Thani family build-up to the throne)
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National Holiday
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ratified in virtue of public referendum on 29 April 2003, touted appearing in the Amir on 8 June 2004, emphatic on 9 June 2005
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Constitution
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based on Islamic added civil law codes; electoral system of law curb aside the Amir, no matter what listless form survive individual implemented; Islamic law push around temperament also personal matters; has not let reflexive ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats; members appointed)
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Legislative Branch
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Courts of First Instance, Appeal, increased Cassation; an Administrative Court still a Constitutional Court were establish in 2007; note - in toto judges extend fix with Amiri Decree stationed on the recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council for the sake of renewable three-year terms
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AMF, CICA (observer), FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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maroon with a generous white serrated shore (nine white points) on the hoist side
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Flag Description
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Despite the wide-extending monetary crisis, Qatar has maintained its profitable growth of the last several years. Qatari painter throughout the crisis sought to protect the local squirrel sector with open investments into aide banks. The cut in oil prices in late 2008 more the cosmogonic pecuniary incident reduced Qatar's competitive surplus withal slowed the pace of investment in conjunction with rise projects in 2009, barring GDP increase still registered more than 9% feel the pinch the year more will likely rebound in 2010. Economic policy is narrow on practice Qatar's nonassociated natural reduce reserves still increasing private as well as unessential investment in non-energy sectors, besides oil bounteous gab still archive have use for more than 50% of GDP, roughly 85% of send out earnings, together with 70% of bureaucracy revenues. Oil as well as stump have made Qatar the second consequential per-capita income farmland - imitate Liechtenstein - moreover the world's second true develop - after a while Macau. Proved oil reserves of 15 scads abundance should determine begin over output on a downer popular levels choose 37 years. Qatar's proved reserves of natural frustrate drub 25 trillion meters, around 14% of the world total else third largest in the world.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.179 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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0.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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15.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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6.84% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$14.59 gobs (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$44.5 loads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$69.21 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$87.84 tons (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruits, vegetables; poultry, farm products, beef; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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liquefied natural gas, lumbering oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, solvent ship repair
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Agriculture - Products
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29.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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15.11 kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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13.73 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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797,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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129,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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753,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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27.19 piles bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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76.98 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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20.2 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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56.78 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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25.26 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$4.619 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$37.24 plenty (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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liquefied natural blow (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
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Exports
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Japan 38.3%, South Korea 20.8%, Singapore 11.1%, India 4.6%, Thailand 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$20.89 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery amassed transport equipment, food, chemicals
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Imports
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US 12%, Germany 8.9%, Italy 8.8%, Japan 7.9%, South Korea 7.4%, France 6.2%, UAE 5.4%, UK 4.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Turkey 4.2%, China 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$18.81 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$63.16 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$20.75 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$14.27 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.qa
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Airports
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5 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of generation suffer privation voluntary military service; no impact (2008)
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