| AREA: 11,427 sq km (4412 sq miles).
POPULATION: 640,846 (official estimate 1996).
POPULATION DENSITY: 56.1 per sq km.
CAPITAL: Doha. Population: 392,384
(1995).
GEOGRAPHY: Qatar is an oil-rich peninsula
jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain and the United
Arab Emirates. There are hills in the northwest, but the
rest of the country consists of sand dunes and salt flats,
with scattered vegetation towards the north.
LANGUAGE: Arabic is the official language. Some
English is spoken.
RELIGION: Muslim.
TIME: GMT + 3.
ELECTRICITY: 240/415 volts AC, 50Hz.
COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone: IDD is
available. Country code: 974. There are no area codes.
Outgoing international code: 0. Fax: Available at
some major hotels. Telegram: The Cable and Wireless
Office in Doha (0600-2300) and major hotels provide
services. Post: Airmail to Europe takes up to a
week. Press: The main dailies are Ar-Rayah, Al-'Arab
and Ash-Sharq. English-language newspapers
include the Gulf Times. |
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