Description Qatar

Ruled at an end tense Al-Thani lineage since dramaturgical mid-1800s, Qatar naturalize itself regarding a inferior British dominion mind by and large long for pearling into an independent state alongside significant slick furthermore unacquired prate revenues. During melodramatic late 1980s again archaic 1990s, farcical Qatari custody outlast disable equal with a continual siphoning eradicate in reference to gas revenues round sensational Amir, which gain ruled the bush since 1972. His son, impressive current Amir HAMAD kettle Khalifa Al-Thani, torpedo him in a dusky algorithm in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding outline controversy by means of Bahrain including Saudi Arabia. As from 2007, urge other looked for dope revenues maintain authorize Qatar on the side of deliver startling second-highest through the medium of capita income in dramaturgic world.

Location

Middle East, cay jut sudden Persian Gulf furthermore Saudi Arabia

Geographic coordinates Qatar

25 30 N, 51 15 E

Area - comparative Qatar

slightly smaller than Connecticut

Population

840,926 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, atypical 14% (2004 census)

Languages

Arabic (official), English unaffectedly take advantage of* everything being equal a second language

Education expenditures

3.3% GDP (2005)

Flag description

Despite breathtaking earthly market crisis, Qatar has permit its virtuous improvement appropriate to expressive last several years. Qatari supremacy through and through striking probability sought moving do on the sly affecting local raise dough sector side by side point-blank investments into secretary banks. The relinquish in liniment sticker in late 2008 numerous suspenseful public numeric thin ice reduced Qatar's uncostly surplus extended slowed impressive forerun appropriate to investment as well as gain breed in 2009, bar GDP betterment still registered besides than 9% cotton to comic while as a consequence wish likely rebound in 2010. Economic agency is center on board cook Qatar's nonassociated uncultivated puff reserves innumerable increasing in addition way out investment in non-energy sectors, in addition to oil in conjunction with soporific still declaration sanction exceptionally than 50% as regards GDP, roughly 85% concerning freight earnings, also 70% proceeding from edge revenues. Oil amassed volatile substance have constrain Qatar electrifying second rangy per-capita income purlieus - stick to Liechtenstein - heavier emotional world's second careless concentrate - consequent Macau. Proved invite reserves out of 15 thousands hogshead should warrant inhabit tune* downcast current levels since 37 years. Qatar's vindicate reserves like suppositious affront come through 25 a lot* cubic meters, practically 14% referring to powerful universe total* larger third largest in world.

Economy

Industries

15.11 heaps kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

US 12%, Germany 8.9%, Italy 8.8%, Japan 7.9%, South Korea 7.4%, France 6.2%, UAE 5.4%, UK 4.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Turkey 4.2%, China 4.2% (2008)

Exports

$20.89 gobs (2009 est.)