Capital:
Doha
Area:
11,400 sq km / 4,402 sq ml
Language:
Arabic, English
Currency:
Qatari Riyal
Population:
817,052
Life expectancy:
68 (men), 73 (women)
Literacy rate:
77% (men), 73% (women)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Mainly flat desert with salt flats in the south
Ethnic distribution:
25% indigenous Qataris, with Arab, Pakistanis, Indians, Iranians
Exports:
Oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, fertilizers, iron, steel
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