Qatar
State of Qatar
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About Qatar
Qatar is a peninsula in the Persian Gulf and on the land site, it has a shared border with Saudi Arabia. Thanks to the enormous oil and natural gas reserves, Qatar is a very rich country.
The inlands of Qatar is a low, barren plain, covered with sand.
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General information
- Capital: Doha
- Language: Arabic, English is widely understood
- Climate: A desert climate, hot, dry, humid and sultry in summer.
- Timezone: UTC +3
- Currency: Qatari Riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams
- Electricity plugs: d g (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 817052 (July 2003)
- Interl. accesscode +974
- Toplevel domain .qa
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
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Qatar is governed explicitly under Wahhabi law and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
National holiday: Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
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