Qatar

Official Name:	The State of Qatar
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Absolute Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Dawlat Qatar
ISO Country Codes:	QA : QAT
Internet Domain:	.qa
Government Web Site:	https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/

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Capital:	Doha	Main Airports:	Hamad International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	2,508,182
Currency:	Qatari Rial	ISO Currency Code:	QAR
Telephone Dial In:	+974	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arab League; Central American Integration System; Gulf Cooperation Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Qatar Day;

Qatar News Agency;

Newspaper

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Al-Watan (The Homeland);

Radio

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Qatar Media Corporation (QMC);

Qatar

Government Website:	https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/qatar
Central Bank:	Qatar Central Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	3.641 Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	8.9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	-0.6% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$249.636 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$92,900 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Qatari Rial
Currency Code:	QAR
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	0.1%	fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish
Industry:	51.1%	liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair
Services:	48.8%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Qatar Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Qatar Statistics Authority;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Qatar

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	Qatar Customs
Development Bank(s):	Qatar Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 29/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 40/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 43/136 (2016)
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