Qatar
- Official Name:
- State of Qatar (Qatar)
- Area:
- 11.437 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 907.229 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 563 km
- Capital:
- Doha
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Doha
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line
- Political divisions:
- 10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 3 September (1971)
- Nationality:
- Qatari(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .qa
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Qatari rial (QAR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 29.800 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 30.760.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 7,1% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 0,1%
- Industry: 77,2%
- Services: 22,6%
- Labor force:
- 508.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 42%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 38%
- Unemployment rate:
- 3,2% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 7,2% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 33,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 22.510.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 16.890.000.000
- Public debt:
- 23,6% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 12.510.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 33.250.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
- Exports - Partners:
- Japan 36,9%, South Korea 19,4%, Singapore 8,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 12.360.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- France 11,4%, Japan 10,4%, US 10,3%, Germany 8,3%, Saudi Arabia 7,2%, UK 6,9%, Italy 6,5%, South Korea 5,5%, UAE 4,8% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 5.755.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 25.700.000.000 (2006)
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