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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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Publié par	Zhimgoora Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781300296713
Langue	English
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Qatar (Middle East)

Introduction ::Qatar

Background:

Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the Amir, who had ruled the country since 1972. His son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, overthrew him in a bloodless coup in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. As of 2007, oil and natural gas revenues had enabled Qatar to attain the second-highest per capita income in the world.

Geography ::Qatar

Location:Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Geographic coordinates:25 30 N, 51 15 E

Map references:Middle East

Area:

Total:11,586 sq km

Country comparison to the world:165

Land:11,586 sq km

Water:0 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

Total:60 km

Border countries:Saudi Arabia 60 km

Coastline:563 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:12 nm

Contiguous zone:24 nm

Exclusive economic zone:As determined by bilateral agreements or the median line

Climate:Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Terrain:Mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Persian Gulf 0 m

Highest point:Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m

Natural resources:Petroleum, natural gas, fish

Land use:

Arable land:1.64%

Permanent crops:0.27%

Other:98.09% (2005)

Irrigated land:130 sq km (2002)

Total renewable water resources:0.1 cu km (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:0.29 cu km/yr (24%/3%/72%) 6

Per capita:358 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:Haze, dust storms, sandstorms common

Environment - current issues:Limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities

Environment - international agreements:

Party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Signed, but not ratified:None of the selected agreements

Geography - note:Strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits

People ::Qatar

Population:840,926 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:159

Age structure:

0-14 years:21.8% (male 93,805/female 88,040)

15-64 years:76.8% (male 454,714/female 185,004)

65 years and over:1.4% (male 6,792/female 4,930) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:30.8 years

Male:32.9 years