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
Population2025 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 Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearQatar gained independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971. Classification
Sovereignty Status Qatar
Connections
Associated With
Doha, Cities Doha is Qatar's capital.
Source Doha (Wikipedia)
Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Doha, Cities Doha is Qatar's capital.
Source Doha (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Qatar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
State of Qatar
Infobox, capital
Doha
Infobox, area
11,581 km2 (4,471 sq mi)
Infobox, 2025 estimate
3,214,609
Infobox, independence
3 September 1971
Introduction
shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south
View the Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)
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Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
Doha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Associated With: Doha, Lead section
Has Capital: Doha, Lead section, capital fact
Doha is the capital and largest city, and main financial hub of Qatar.
View the Source Arabian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
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Nine countries are located on the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, as well as the southern halves of Iraq and Jordan.
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