Middle East–N. Africa
Qatar
Capital: Doha
- 3MPopulation
- 2MMuslim
- 65%Muslim share
- $80,000GDP per person
- 0.1%Unemployment
- 93%Literacy
- 80Life expectancy
- System
- emirate
- In power
- Emir Tamim bin Hamad
- Currency
- riyal
- In the UN since
- 1,971
Life today
World Cup 2022, museums designed by starchitects, falconry still a living sport.
Word on the street
Al Jazeera's home; souq evenings, air-conditioned everything, football memories of 2022.
Names the world knows
- Tamim bin Hamad emir
- Sheikha Moza education patron
- Mutaz Barshim high-jump champion
- Nasser Al-Attiyah rally champion
Did you know?
Qatar's Al Jazeera began in 1996 as the region's first independent news channel.