Qatar
LAND: Qatar is a tiny country on the Arabian Peninsula. It is mostly flat with some limestone ridges. Vegetation is scarce.
CAPITAL: Doha
PEOPLE: The population of Qatar is 610,000. Almost 80% of that population is comprised of foreign oil workers. 40% are Arab, 18% Pakistani, 18% Indian, and 10% Iranian. The official language is Arabic but English is also spoken.
RELIGION: 95% Muslim
GOVERNMENT: Qatar is an absolute monarchy. Its current ruler is Hamad bin Khalifa ath-Thani who has been the Emir since June of 1995.
ECONOMY: Oil and natural gas reserves gives Qatar one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES: Qatar has had territorial disputes with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands and a maritime dispute with Bahrain. It is a strategically located country in the central Persian Gulf near important petroleum deposits.
CAPITAL: Doha
PEOPLE: The population of Qatar is 610,000. Almost 80% of that population is comprised of foreign oil workers. 40% are Arab, 18% Pakistani, 18% Indian, and 10% Iranian. The official language is Arabic but English is also spoken.
RELIGION: 95% Muslim
GOVERNMENT: Qatar is an absolute monarchy. Its current ruler is Hamad bin Khalifa ath-Thani who has been the Emir since June of 1995.
ECONOMY: Oil and natural gas reserves gives Qatar one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES: Qatar has had territorial disputes with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands and a maritime dispute with Bahrain. It is a strategically located country in the central Persian Gulf near important petroleum deposits.
posted by Little Kenny at 5/01/2005 05:21:00 PM
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