Qatar
Political leadership
Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 25 June 2013)
Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 26 June 2013)
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.)
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