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State of QatarPopulation: 550,000
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| Qatar is a small country in the Persian (Arabian)
Gulf. It borders on Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates by land and Bahrain by
Sea. Doha is the capital city of Qatar. Qatar is small, flat, dry and hot, with little or no arable land.. It is 160 Km long and 55 to 80 Km wide with a total area of 11,437 sq km. Summertime temperatures are usually in the high 30s to low 40s (Celsius), although temperatures into the high 40s are often recorded. Winter (if it can be called that) temperatures are mild and rarely go into the single digits. Recent population data indicates that almost 550,000 people live in Qatar, most of whom live in Doha. Only about 25-30% are Qataris, the rest are a mix of Indians, Pakistanis, Asians, other Arabs, and Western expatriates. Qatar gained independence from British rule on September 3, 1971. Qatar has been ruled by the Al-Thani family and is currently ruled by the Emir, HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani. The traditional Qatar economy was built around pearling and the town of Zubara in the north was the main centre for pearl diving. With the advent of the cultured pearl, the pearl industry collapsed in the 1930s. Although oil was discovered in Qatar in the late 1930s, it was not until a decade later that production began in earnest. Today, while Qatar still has an oil-based economy, it is natural gas on which the future economy will be built. Qatar has some of the largest reserves of natural gas in the world and it is expected that this gas will carry the economy through the 21st century. |
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