Qatar

State of Qatar دولة قطر Dawlat Qatar
Flag Emblem
Anthem: السلام الأميري As Salam al Amiri  (transliteration) Amiri Salute
Location and extent of Qatar (dark green) on the Arabian Peninsula.
Capital and largest city	Doha 25°18′N 51°31′E / 25.300°N 51.517°E / 25.300; 51.517
Official languages	Arabic, English
Religion	Islam
Demonym	Qatari
Government	Unitary constitutional monarchy
• Emir	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
• Deputy Emir	Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
• Prime Minister	Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Legislature	Consultative Assembly
Establishment
• Qatar National Day	18 December 1878
• Declared independence	1 September 1971
• Independence from the United Kingdom	3 September 1971
Area
• Total	11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi) (164th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	2,576,181 (142nd)
• 2010 census	1,699,435 (148th)
• Density	176/km2 (455.8/sq mi) (76th)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$333.936 billion (49th)
• Per capita	$145,894 (1st)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$185.395 billion
• Per capita	$68,940 (4th)
Gini (2007)	41.1 medium
HDI (2014)	0.850 very high · 32nd
Currency	Riyal (QAR)
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+974
ISO 3166 code	QA
Internet TLD	.qa قطر.
^ Only about 12% percent are Qatari nationals.

Coordinates: 25°30′N 51°15′E / 25.500°N 51.250°E / 25.500; 51.250

Qatar (/ˈkæˌtɑːr/,ⁱ/ˈkɑːtɑːr/, /ˈkɑːtər/ or ⁱ/kəˈtɑːr/;Arabic: قطر‎‎ Qatar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ɡɪtˤɑr]), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر‎‎ Dawlat Qatar), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain, as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran.