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Qatar
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25.5° N / 51.25° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2,857,822 2024
- Area
- 11,586 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (QAR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Qatar
Qatar (Arabic: قطر; pronounced kut-ar or cutter) is a rich Arab state occupying a small peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf to the north of Saudi Arabia.
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Calling code
- +974
- Internet domain
- .qa, قطر.
- Land border codes
- SAU
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .qa or قطر.. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.