Qatar
Qatar is a country in West Asia. Its capital is Doha. About 2.6 million people live there (2017). It covers 11,437 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Doha
- People (2017)
- 2.6 million
- Area
- 11,437 km²
- Currency
- Qatari riyal
Qatar at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2,639,211 (2017)
- Area
- 11,437 km² (4,416 mi²)
- People are called
- Qatari
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Qatari riyal
- GDP (nominal)
- US$237 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 82 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.855 (2021)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (since 2013)
- Head of government
- Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (since 2023)
- Country codes
- QA, QAT
- Calling code
- +974
- Internet domain
- .qa
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, Asia/Qatar
- Coordinates
- 25.269535°, 51.212767°
Qatar and its neighbours
Qatar borders Saudi Arabia and Iran. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Qatar
- Neighbours
Divisions of Qatar
- Ad-Dawhah
- Al Ghuwariyah
- Al Jumaliyah
- Al Khor
- Al Wakrah
- Al Rayyan Municipality
- Jariyan al Batnah
- Al Shamal
- Umm Salal Municipality
- Mesaieed
Member of
- United Nations
- Arab League
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Qatar?
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Questions
What is the capital of Qatar?
The capital of Qatar is Doha.
What is the population of Qatar?
Qatar has about 2,639,211 people, as recorded in 2017.
How big is Qatar?
Qatar covers 11,437 square kilometres (4,416 square miles).
What currency does Qatar use?
The Qatari riyal.
What language is spoken in Qatar?
The official language of Qatar is Arabic.
Which countries border Qatar?
Qatar shares a border with Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.