- Official name
- State of Qatar دولة قطر · Arabic
- Capital
- Doha
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 2.8 million
- Area
- 11,586 km²
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (QAR)
- Neighbours
- Saudi Arabia
- Internet / phone
- .qa, قطر. · +974
Where it is
Notable facts
- Qatar holds the world’s third-largest natural gas reserves and is a leading LNG exporter.
- It hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first in the Arab world.
- The peninsula is almost entirely desert, and Qatar has no permanent rivers or lakes.
- The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha was designed by I. M. Pei at the age of 91.
World Heritage 1 site
National dish
Machboosمجبوس Spiced rice cooked with meat or fish, dried lime and saffron.