Outline of Qatar

The Flag of Qatar

The Coat of arms of Qatar

The location of Qatar

An enlargeable map of the State of Qatar

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar:

The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.^[1] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Qatar

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Qatar
• Official English country name: The State of Qatar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Qatari
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Qatar
• International rankings of Qatar
• ISO country codes: QA, QAT, 634
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:QA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .qa

Geography of Qatar

An enlargeable topographic map of Qatar

• Qatar is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Qatar Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Qatar
    • High: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m (338 ft)
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Saudi Arabia 60 km
  • Coastline: Persian Gulf 563 km
• Population of Qatar: 2,174,035 - 142nd most populous country
• Area of Qatar: 11,437 km²
• Atlas of Qatar

Environment of Qatar

An enlargeable satellite image of Qatar

• Climate of Qatar
• Renewable energy in Qatar
• Geology of Qatar
• Protected areas of Qatar
  • Biosphere reserves in Qatar
  • National parks of Qatar
• Wildlife of Qatar
  • Fauna of Qatar
    • Birds of Qatar
    • Mammals of Qatar
• Natural gas in Qatar

Natural geographic features of Qatar

• Glaciers of Qatar: None
• Islands of Qatar
• Lakes of Qatar
• Mountains of Qatar: None
  • Volcanoes in Qatar
• Rivers of Qatar
  • Waterfalls of Qatar
• Valleys of Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None

Regions of Qatar

Administrative divisions of Qatar

• Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar

• Capital of Qatar: Doha
• Cities of Qatar

Demography of Qatar

Government and politics of Qatar

Politics of Qatar

• Form of government:
• Capital of Qatar: Doha
• Elections in Qatar
• Political parties in Qatar

Branches of the government of Qatar

Executive branch of the government of Qatar

• Head of state: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Qatar,
• Cabinet of Qatar

Legislative branch of the government of Qatar

• Parliament of Qatar (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Qatar
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Qatar

Judicial branch of the government of Qatar

• Supreme Court of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar

• Diplomatic missions in Qatar
• Diplomatic missions of Qatar

International organization membership

The State of Qatar is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Qatar

• Constitution of Qatar
• Crime in Qatar
• Human rights in Qatar
  • LGBT rights in Qatar
  • Freedom of religion in Qatar
• Law enforcement in Qatar

Military of Qatar

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Qatar
• Forces
  • Army of Qatar
  • Navy of Qatar
  • Air Force of Qatar
  • Special forces of Qatar
• Military history of Qatar
• Military ranks of Qatar

History of Qatar

Main article: History of Qatar, Timeline of the history of Qatar, and Current events of Qatar

• Archaeology of Qatar
• Timeline of Doha
• Military history of Qatar

Culture of Qatar

• Architecture of Qatar
• Cuisine of Qatar
• Festivals in Qatar
• Languages of Qatar
• Media of Qatar
• National symbols of Qatar
  • Coat of arms of Qatar
  • Flag of Qatar
  • National anthem of Qatar
• People of Qatar
• Prostitution in Qatar
• Public holidays in Qatar
• Records of Qatar
• Religion in Qatar
  • Buddhism in Qatar
  • Christianity in Qatar
  • Hinduism in Qatar
  • Islam in Qatar
  • Jews in Qatar
    • History of the Jews in Qatar
  • Sikhism in Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: Zubarah

Art in Qatar

• Qatari art
  • Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family
• Cinema of Qatar
• Literature of Qatar
• Music of Qatar
• Television in Qatar
• Theatre in Qatar
  • Qatar National Theater

Sports in Qatar

• Football in Qatar
• Qatar at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Qatar

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)
• Agriculture in Qatar
• Banking in Qatar
  • Qatar National Bank
  • International Bank of Qatar
• Communications in Qatar
  • Internet in Qatar
• Companies of Qatar
• Currency of Qatar: Riyal
  • ISO 4217: QAR
• Energy in Qatar
  • Energy policy of Qatar
  • Oil industry in Qatar
• Health care in Qatar
• Mining in Qatar
• Qatar Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Qatar
• Transport in Qatar
  • Airports in Qatar
  • Rail transport in Qatar
  • Roads in Qatar
• Water supply and sanitation in Qatar

Education in Qatar

• List of schools in Qatar
• The Supreme Education Council
• Ministry of Education

See also

• Index of Qatar-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Qatar-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Qatar". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

• Wikimedia Atlas of Qatar
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Qatar Statistics Authority