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Entity: | Qatar | Main prefix: | A7 | Time zone: | +3 h | Continent: | Asia |
Qatar | ![[198 kB]](Mapy/Big/Qatar.gif) |
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Coat of arms | Coin | Banknote | Stamp | Satellite image | | | | | |
Flag | Flag description | ![Details... [2 kB]](Bazy_danych/Flagi/Miniatury/qa-lgflag.gif) | Maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side. |
Qatar | Capital: | Doha
| Administrative divisions: | 7 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah): Ad Dawhah, Al Daayen, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Madinat ach Shamal, and Umm Salal.
| Population: | 793,341 (July 2002 est.)
| Languages: | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Geographic coordinates: | 25° 30' N, 51° 15' E | Area total: | 11,437 sq. km
| Land area: | 11,437 sq. km | Water area: | 0 sq. km | Total land boundaries: | 60 km | Borders with neighbor countries: | Saudi Arabia 60 km
| Coastline: | 563 km
| Elevation extremes: | Persian Gulf 0 m - Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
| Internet country code: | .qa | Currency: | Qatari rial (QAR)
| Name - conventional long form: | State of Qatar | Name - conventional short form: | Qatar | Name - local long form: | Dawlat Qatar | Name - local short form: | Qatar | Name - notes: | closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and gutter, but not like guitar | Independence: | 3 September 1971 (from UK)
| Constitution: | provisional constitution enacted 19 April 1972, in July 1999 Amir HAMAD issued a decree forming a committee to draft a permanent constitution
| Government type: | traditional monarchy
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
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