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.)