Qatar

Qatar (Arabic: قطر‎ [ˈqɑtˁɑr] local pronunciation: [ɡitˁar]^[6]), kent offeecially as the State o Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is an Arab kintra, kent offeecially as an emirate, in the Middle East, occupeein the sma Qatar Peninsulae on the northeasterly strand o the muckle lairger Arabian Peninsulae. It is bordered bi Saudi Arabie soothle; itherwise, the Persian Gulf surroonds the state. A kyle o the Persian Gulf sinders Qatar frae the nearhaun island nàtion o Bahrain. Qatar is an ile- an gas-rich naition, wi the third lairgest gas reserves,^[7] an the first^[8] or seicont^[9] heichest GDP per capita in the warld. An absolute monarchy, Qatar haes been ringit bi the al-Thani faimlie syne the mid-19t century an haes syne transformed itsel frae a Breetish protectorate notit mainly for pearlin intae an independent state wi significant ile an natural gas revenues.

State o Qatar دولة قطر Dawlaṫ Qaṭar
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Anthem: السلام الأميري (Arabic) As Salam al Amiri  (transleeteration) Amiri Salute
Location an extent o Qatar (dark green) on the Arabian Peninsula.
Caipital	Doha 25°18′N 51°31′E
Lairgest ceety	capital
Offeecial leids	Arabic
Demonym(s)	Qatari
Govrenment	Unitary pairlamentary constitutional monarchy
• Emir	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
• Prime Meenister	Khalid bin Khalifa
Legislatur	Consultative Assembly
Establishment
• Qatar Naitional Day	18 December 1878
• Declared Unthirldom	1 September 1971
• Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick	3 September 1971
Aurie
• Total	11,571 km2 (4,468 sq mi) (164th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2014 estimate	2,155,446[1] (142nt)
• 2010 census	1,699,435[2] (148t)
• Density	176/km2 (455.8/sq mi) (76t)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$214.575 billion[3]
• Per capita	$96,993[3] (1st)
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Tot	$213.784 billion[3]
• Per capita	$96,635[3] (2nt)
Gini (2007)	41.1[4] medium
HDI (2013)	0.851[5] verra heich · 31st
Currency	Riyal (QAR)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+974
ISO 3166 code	QA
Internet TLD	.qa قطر.