State of Qatar

National name: Dawlat Qatar

Emir: Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (1995)

Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani (1996)

Total area: 4,416 sq mi (11,437 sq km)

Population (2006 est.): 885,359 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 15.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 18.0/1000; life expectancy: 73.9; density per sq mi: 208

Capital (2003 est.): Doha, 550,700 (metro. area), 318,500 (city proper)

Monetary unit: Qatari riyal

Languages: Arabic (official); English a common second language

Ethnicity/race: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religion: Islam 95%

Literacy rate: 83% (2003 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $22.51 billion; per capita $26,100. Real growth rate: 8.8%. Inflation: 7.8%. Unemployment: 2.7% (2001). Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish. Labor force: 440,000. Industries: crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish. Exports: $24.9 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel. Imports: $6.706 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals. Major trading partners: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, France, U.S., Saudi Arabia, UAE, Germany, UK (2004).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 142,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 43,476 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 256,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus three repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 230,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 75,000 (2001).

Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 1,230 km; paved: 1,107 km; unpaved: 123 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id). Airports: 4 (2002).

International disputes: none
 

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