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Qatar
State of Qatar
Qatar is a country in Western Asia. About 2.8 million people live there, in an area of 11 586 square kilometres. Its capital city is Doha.
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Where is Qatar?
Qatar lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 2 839 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 563 km long.
It shares a border with 1 country: Saudi Arabia.
How big is Qatar?
Qatar covers 11 586 square kilometres.
That is about 4.5 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 158th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 240.1 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Qatar?
About 2.8 million people live in Qatar.
That is the 137th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the Qatari riyal (ر.ق).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 72 years.
The land of Qatar
The land of Qatar sits on average 28 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 563 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 28 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Qatar different?
Websites from here often end in .qa.
Qatar and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Qatar.
It takes up about 0.01 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia the country ranks 41st of 46 by size, and 41st by population.
Qatar and its neighbours
Saudi Arabia, its only neighbour, is about 185.5 times bigger.
Saudi Arabia has more people: 33.7 million against 2.8 million.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Qurayn Abu al Bawl, at 103 metres.
How big is Qatar compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 809 times as big as Qatar: 9 372 610 km² against 11 586 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 21 times as big as Qatar: 242 900 km² against 11 586 km². See both on one map
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Qatar?
The capital of Qatar is Doha. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Qatar?
About 2.8 million people live in Qatar, which makes it the 137th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Qatar?
Qatar borders Saudi Arabia — 1 neighbour in total.
How big is Qatar?
Qatar covers 11 586 square kilometres, making it the 158th largest country in the world. That is about 4.5 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Qatar?
The highest mountain in Qatar is Qurayn Abu al Bawl, 103 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
Are there rivers in Qatar?
Qatar has no permanent river. Rain runs off in dry valleys that fill only after a downpour, so the water comes from wells, springs or desalination plants.
Which continent is Qatar in?
Qatar is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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