Country

Qatar

Also Known As State of Qatar

Western Asia

Qatar is a country occupying a peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, sharing its only land border with Saudi Arabia to the south and surrounded elsewhere by the Persian Gulf, with the Gulf of Bahrain separating it from nearby Bahrain. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971. It is a unitary semi-constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Doha. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Doha 2

Population

3,214,609 2

2025 estimate, from Qatar's own Wikipedia infobox. The 2020 census recorded 2,846,118, and the article's own body text gives a 21 June 2026 count of 3,180,059, of whom about 3.02 million are foreign expatriates and migrant workers, the large majority of Qatar's population.

Population Estimate Year

2025 2

Area (sq km)

11,581 2

Independence or Founding Year

1971 2

Qatar gained independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Qatar

Cities

Al Wakrah

Qatar

Doha

Qatar

Connections

Associated With

Doha

Doha is Qatar's capital.

Source Doha (Wikipedia)

The Arabian Peninsula

Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

The Persian Gulf

Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Doha

Doha is Qatar's capital.

Source Doha (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

M. F. Husain

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mutaz Barsham

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mutaz Barsham (source article)Lead [plays]

Quote, Lead [plays]

is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump

Site Of

Doha Tower

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Doha Tower, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Doha Tower, also known as Burj Doha (Arabic: برج الدوحة), and previously named as Burj Qatar and Doha High Rise Office Building, is a high rise tower in West Bay, Doha, Qatar.

Hamad International Airport

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Source Hamad International Airport - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Hamad International Airport (Arabic: مطار حمد الدولي, Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī; IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTHH) is an international airport in Qatar, and the home base of the national flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways.

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

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Source Museum of Islamic Art, Doha (Wikipedia)tier 3

National Museum of Qatar

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Source National Museum of Qatar, WikipediaLead sentence 1

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The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar.

QatarEnergy

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Source QatarEnergy - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

QatarEnergy (Arabic: قطر للطاقة) is the state-owned national petroleum and natural gas company of Qatar.

Qatar Central Bank

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Qatar Investment Authority

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Qatar Stock Exchange

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Al Jazeera

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Es'hailSat

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Source Es'hailSat, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Es'hailSat is a Qatar-based communications satellite operator.

Found There

Hawar Islands

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Hawar Islands

Constitution of Qatar

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Qatar

Court of Cassation of Qatar

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source World Factbook archive, Qatar profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Qatar

Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Qatar

Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of the court president and several judges)

Law of Egypt

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Law of Egypt

Law of Qatar

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Arabian Desert