Outline of Qatar
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Overview of and topical guide to Qatar
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The Flag of Qatar
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar:
The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Qatar
- Official English country name: The State of Qatar
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Qatari
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Qatar
- International rankings of Qatar
- ISO country codes: QA, QAT, 634
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:QA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .qa
Geography of Qatar
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- Qatar is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Qatar
- High: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m (338 ft)
- Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Land boundaries: Saudi Arabia 60 km
- Coastline: Persian Gulf 563 km
- Population of Qatar: 2,174,035 - 142nd most populous country
- Area of Qatar: 11,437 km2
- Atlas of Qatar
Environment of Qatar
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- Climate of Qatar
- Renewable energy in Qatar
- Geology of Qatar
- Natural gas in Qatar
- Protected areas of Qatar
- Wildlife of Qatar
Natural geographic features of Qatar
[edit ]- Islands of Qatar
- Lakes of Qatar
- Mountains of Qatar: None
- Rivers of Qatar
- Valleys of Qatar
- World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None
Regions of Qatar
[edit ]Ecoregions of Qatar
[edit ]Administrative divisions of Qatar
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Administrative divisions of Qatar
Municipalities of Qatar
[edit ]- Capital of Qatar: Doha
- Cities of Qatar
Demography of Qatar
[edit ]Government and politics of Qatar
[edit ]Branches of the government of Qatar
[edit ]Executive branch of the government of Qatar
[edit ]- Head of state: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Qatar,
- Cabinet of Qatar
Legislative branch of the government of Qatar
[edit ]Judicial branch of the government of Qatar
[edit ]Foreign relations of Qatar
[edit ]- Diplomatic missions in Qatar
- Diplomatic missions of Qatar
- Qatar Fund for Development
- Qatari foreign aid
International organization membership
[edit ]The State of Qatar is a member of:[1]
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
- Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- League of Arab States (LAS)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Qatar
[edit ]Military of Qatar
[edit ]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Qatar
- Military ranks of Qatar
Local government in Qatar
[edit ]History of Qatar
[edit ]History of Qatar, by subject
[edit ]Culture of Qatar
[edit ]- Architecture of Qatar
- Cuisine of Qatar
- Festivals in Qatar
- Languages of Qatar
- Media of Qatar
- National symbols of Qatar
- People of Qatar
- Prostitution in Qatar
- Public holidays in Qatar
- Records of Qatar
- Religion in Qatar
- World Heritage Sites in Qatar: Zubarah
Art in Qatar
[edit ]- Art in Qatar
- Cinema of Qatar
- Literature of Qatar
- Music of Qatar
- Qatari folklore
- Television in Qatar
- Theatre in Qatar
Sport in Qatar
[edit ]Economy and infrastructure of Qatar
[edit ]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)
- Agriculture in Qatar
- Communications in Qatar
- Companies of Qatar
- Currency of Qatar: Riyal
- ISO 4217: QAR
- Energy in Qatar
- Financial services in Qatar
- Healthcare in Qatar
- Mining in Qatar
- Tourism in Qatar
- Transport in Qatar
- Water supply and sanitation in Qatar
Education in Qatar
[edit ]- List of schools in Qatar
- List of universities and colleges in Qatar
- The Supreme Education Council
- Ministry of Education
See also
[edit ]- Qatar
- List of international rankings
- List of Qatar-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Qatar". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.