Outline of Qatar

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The Flag of Qatar

The Coat of arms of Qatar

The location of Qatar

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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 Qatari 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.

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Contents

1 General reference
2 Geography of Qatar
3 Government and politics of Qatar
4 History of Qatar
5 Culture of Qatar
- 5.1 Art in Qatar
- 5.2 Sports in Qatar
6 Economy and infrastructure of Qatar
7 Education in Qatar
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

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

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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: 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

Natural geographic features of Qatar

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

Regions of Qatar

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Ecoregions of Qatar

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Administrative divisions of Qatar

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Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar

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Capital of Qatar: Doha
Cities of Qatar

Demography of Qatar

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Government and politics of Qatar

Main article: Government of Qatar and Politics of Qatar

Form of government:
Capital of Qatar: Doha

Branches of the government of Qatar

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Executive branch of the government 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

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Supreme Court of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar

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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

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Military of Qatar

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Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Qatar
Forces
Military history of Qatar
Military ranks of Qatar

Local government in Qatar

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History of Qatar

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

Culture of Qatar

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Art in Qatar

Sports in Qatar

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Economy and infrastructure of Qatar

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

Education in Qatar

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See also

Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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References

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External links

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