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Official Name Qatar (دولة قطر)  Dawlat Qatar, Dawla means country
Capital City Doha (Ad Dawhah)
Area 11,437 Square km and is 1/3rd the size of Belgium
Other Main Cities Al Wakra, Al Rayyan, Al Khor, Dukhan, Masaieed, Ras Laffan, Al Shamal, Umm Salal Mohammed
Independence Day September 3rd, 1971
National Day September 3rd
Coins in Circulation QAR0.50 (Fifty Dirhams) and QAR0.25 (25 Dirhams). There are smaller coins but, they are rarely used.
Exchange Rate Fixed at $1 = QAR3.65
Language Arabic (however English is widely spoken)
Rainfall Slight, averaging at 60mm a year. (Oct and March are the rainy months)
Temperature Summer 27 - 45 Celsius; Winter 9 - 25 Celsius.
Climate Qatar has a tpyical desert climate. (Hot humid summers and cooler winters)
Local Time UTC (GMT) +3 (Qatar does not have 'daylight saving' summer and winter times
Electricity & Water 240 volts with a frequency of 50 hertz. All tap water is safe to drink
Religion Islam (however all religions are practiced)
Location A small peninsula above Saudi Arabia and to the east of Bahrain and West of Dubai
Population   GDP 2006 estimate
July 2007 est. 907,229  Total $30.76 billion
2004 census 744,029 Per capita $31,397
Density 74/km²
(192/sq mi)
   
Currency Riyal (QAR) Dialling code +974

Qatar is divided into ten municipalities (Arabic: baladiyah), also occasionally translated as governorates or provinces:

 

 

  1. Doha City
  2. Al Ghuwariyah
  3. Al Jumaliyah
  4. Al Khawr
  5. Al Wakrah
  6. Ar Rayyan
  7. Jariyan al Batnah
  8. Ash Shamal
  9. Umm Salal
  10. Mesaieed

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