Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 radios: NA

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

110,000 telephones; modern system centered in Doha local: NA intercity: NA international: tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; 2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 ARABSAT earth station

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: 3 televisions: NA

Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]

Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security

Military expenditures (Defense expenditures) [time series]

$NA, NA%, of GDP REUNION (overseas department of France)

Manpower availability [time series]

males age 15-49 219,442; males fit for military service 115,103; males reach military age (18) annually 3,915 (1995 est.)

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

farming and grazing on small scale, less than 2% of GDP; agricultural area is small and government-owned; commercial fishing increasing in importance; most food imported

Budget [time series]

revenues: $2.5 billion expenditures: $3 billion, including capital expenditures of $440 million (1992 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 Qatari riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams

Economic aid [time series]

donor: pledged in ODA to less developed countries (1979-88), $2.7 billion

Electricity [time series]

capacity: 1,520,000 kW production: 4.5 billion kWh consumption per capita: 8,415 kWh (1993)

Exchange rates [time series]

Qatari riyals (QR) per US$1 - 3.6400 riyals (fixed rate)

Exports [time series]

$3.13 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: petroleum products 75%, steel, fertilizers partners: Japan 57%, South Korea 9%, Brazil 4%, UAE 4%, Singapore 3% (1992)

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$1.5 billion (1993 est.)

Fiscal year [time series]

1 April - 31 March

Imports [time series]

$1.75 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: machinery and equipment, consumer goods, food, chemicals partners: Japan 16%, UK 11%, US 11%, Germany 7%, France 5% (1992)

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

accounts for 50% of GDP, including oil

Industries [time series]

crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel (rolls reinforcing bars for concrete construction), cement

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

3% (1993 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]

GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.7 billion (1994 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$20,820 (1994 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]

-1% (1994 est.)

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

Oil is the backbone of the economy and accounts for more than 30% of GDP, roughly 75% of export earnings, and 70% of government revenues. Proved oil reserves of 3.3 billion barrels should ensure continued output at current levels for about 25 years. Oil has given Qatar a per capita GDP comparable to the leading West European industrial countries. Production and export of natural gas are becoming increasingly important. Long-term goals feature the development of off-shore oil and the diversification of the economy.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Area [time series]

total area: 11,000 sq km land area: 11,000 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Connecticut

Climate [time series]

desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer

Coastline [time series]

563 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

current issues: limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities natural hazards: haze, dust storms, sandstorms common international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundary with Bahrain

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

total 60 km, Saudi Arabia 60 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 5% forest and woodland: 0% other: 95%

Location [time series]

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Map references [time series]

Middle East

Maritime claims [time series]

contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, natural gas, fish

Note [time series]

strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits

Terrain [time series]

mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

Administrative divisions [time series]

9 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Salal

Legislative branch (Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura)) [time series]

constitution calls for elections for part of this consultative body, but no elections have been held; seats - (30 total)

Capital [time series]

Doha

Constitution [time series]

provisional constitution enacted 2 April 1970

Digraph [time series]

QA

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador ABD AL-RAHMAN bin Saud bin Fahd Al Thani chancery: Suite 1180, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 telephone: [1] (202) 338-0111

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state and head of government: Amir and Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Hamad Al Thani (since 22 February 1972); Crown Prince HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani (appointed 31 May 1977; son of Amir and Minister of Defense) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the amir

Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]

[974] 861669

Flag [time series]

maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side

Independence [time series]

3 September 1971 (from UK)

Judicial branch [time series]

Court of Appeal

Legal system [time series]

discretionary system of law controlled by the amir, although civil codes are being implemented; Islamic law is significant in personal matters

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GATT, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: State of Qatar conventional short form: Qatar local long form: Dawlat Qatar local short form: Qatar

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 3 September (1971)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

none

Suffrage [time series]

none

Government type (Type) [time series]

traditional monarchy

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Kenton W. KEITH embassy: 149 Ali Bin Ahmed St., Farig Bin Omran (opposite the television station), Doha mailing address: P. O. Box 2399, Doha telephone: [974] 864701 through 864703

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 30% (female 81,443; male 80,591) 15-64 years: 68% (female 104,921; male 258,135) 65 years and over: 2% (female 2,941; male 5,885) (July 1995 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

22.72 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate [time series]

3.59 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Infant mortality rate [time series]

20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Labor force [time series]

NA

Languages [time series]

Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 73.03 years male: 70.45 years female: 75.5 years (1995 est.)

Literacy [time series]

age 15 and over can read and write (1986) total population: 76% male: 77% female: 72%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari

Net migration rate [time series]

8.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Population [time series]

533,916 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

2.74% (1995 est.)

Religions [time series]

Muslim 95%

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.63 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Airports [time series]

total: 6 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 2 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 1,190 km paved: 1,030 km unpaved: 160 km (1988 est.)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 463,227 GRT/763,507 DWT ships by type: combination ore/oil 1, container 3, cargo 11, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1

Pipelines [time series]

crude oil 235 km; natural gas 400 km

Ports [time series]

Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

0 km