Qatar
Political leadership
Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 25 June 2013)
Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (28 January 2020
)
Land
Total 11,586 sq km; Land 11,586 sq km; Water (0) sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 165)
Boundaries
total: 87 km
Border countries
Saudi Arabia 87 km
Coastline
563 km
Population
2.72 million (September 2018 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 12.70% 15-64 years: 86.26% 65+ 1.06% (2015 est.)
Population growth rate
0.92% (2017 est.)
Urbanisation
99.1% of total population (2018)
Major cities
DOHA (capital) 633,000 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.)
Religions
Muslim 67.7%, Christian 13.8%, Hindu 13.8%, other 4.7% (2010 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 97.3% male: 97.4% female: 96.8% (2015 est.)
Real GDP
$173.39 billion (2017); $170.66 billion (2016)
GDP growth
1.60% (2017); 2.22% (2016)
GDP per capita
$65,696.4 (2017 est.); $66,410.8 (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
0.12% (2017 est.); 0.14% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line
N/A
Public debt
53.8% of GDP (2017 est.); 46.7% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate
0.4% (2017 est.)