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 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.
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
- Qatar is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- 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
- Natural gas in Qatar
- Protected areas of Qatar
- Biosphere reserves in Qatar
- National parks of Qatar
- Wildlife of Qatar
Natural geographic features of Qatar
- 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
Regions of Qatar
Ecoregions of Qatar
List of ecoregions in Qatar
- Ecoregions in Qatar
Administrative divisions of Qatar
Skyline of Doha
Administrative divisions of Qatar
Municipalities of Qatar
- Capital of Qatar: Doha
- Cities of Qatar
Demography of Qatar
Government and politics of Qatar
Branches of the government of Qatar
Executive branch of the government of Qatar
Legislative branch of the government of Qatar
Judicial branch of the government of Qatar
Court system of Qatar
- Supreme Court of Qatar
Foreign relations of Qatar
- Diplomatic missions in Qatar
- Diplomatic missions of Qatar
- Qatar Fund for Development
- Qatari foreign aid
International organization membership
The State of Qatar is a member of:[1]
Law and order 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
Local government in Qatar
Local government in Qatar
History of Qatar
- Archaeology of Qatar
- Timeline of Doha
- Timeline of the history of Qatar
History of Qatar, by subject
- History of the Jews in Qatar
- Military history of Qatar
Culture of Qatar
- Architecture of Qatar
- Cuisine of Qatar
- Festivals in Qatar
- Languages of Qatar
- Media of Qatar
- National symbols of Qatar
- People of Qatar
- Prostitution in Qatar
- Public holidays in Qatar
- Records of Qatar
- Religion in Qatar
- World Heritage Sites in Qatar: Zubarah
Art in Qatar
Sport in Qatar
Economy and infrastructure of Qatar
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)
- Agriculture in Qatar
- Communications in Qatar
- Companies of Qatar
- Currency of Qatar: Riyal
- ISO 4217: QAR
- Energy in Qatar
- Energy policy of Qatar
- Natural gas in Qatar
- Financial services in Qatar
- Healthcare in Qatar
- Mining in Qatar
- 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
- List of schools in Qatar
- List of universities and colleges in Qatar
- The Supreme Education Council
- Ministry of Education
See also
References
- 1 2 "Qatar". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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