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| دولة قطر Dawlat Qatar State of Qatar | |||||
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| Anthem: As Salam al Amiri | |||||
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| Capital | Doha | ||||
| Largest city | Doha | ||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| - Emir | Hamad bin Khalifa | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani | ||||
| Independence1 | from the United Kingdom | ||||
| - | September 3, 1971 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 11,437 km² (164th) 4,416 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2006 estimate | 839,213 (158th2) | ||||
| - 2004 census | 744,029 (159th) | ||||
| - Density | 74 /km² (121st) 192 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $25.01 billion (102nd) | ||||
| - Per capita | $31,397 (11th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $37.85 billion (62nd) | ||||
| - Per capita | $43,110 (7th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.844 (high) (46th) | ||||
| Currency | Riyal (QAR) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .qa | ||||
| Calling code | +974 | ||||
| 1 Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s. 2 Rank based on 2005 estimate. | |||||
Qatar (Arabic: قطر IPA: ), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر , Dawlat Qatar), is an emirate in the Middle East and Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.
DOHA, Qatar -- A UNESCO conference on Wednesday proposed the setting up of a fund to combat illiteracy which affects almost 60 million inhabitants of the Arab world.
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