Qatar, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Doha, capital city of Qatar
Qatar is a Gulf state leveraging substantial LNG reserves, advanced infrastructure, strong sovereign wealth, and dynamic tourism and sports industries.
Qatar in one word would be “Gas,” meaning LNG wealth.
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Qatar is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Qatar |
The capital city of Qatar is Doha.
| Qatar is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| Qatar has a population of | 2,979,082 inhabitants within a total area of 11,437 Km2 (7,107 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Qatar’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 29 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.66 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Qatar HDI ranks in position nº 43 worldwide HDI of 0.886 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Qatar’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 107 countries Qatar passport ranks 45th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Qatar GDP per capita is | $71,652 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Qatar ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Qatar EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 480 ranks 75th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 25° 30' N, 51° 15' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Saudi Arabia. |
| Qatar Climate | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Rial (QAR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .qa |
| Qatar calling code | +974 |
Qatar administrative divisions
8 municipalities (baladiyat)- Ad Dawhah
- Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhirah
- Al Wakrah
- Ar Rayyan
- Ash Shamal
- Ash Shihaniyah
- Az Za'ayin
- Umm Salal
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