Outline of Qatar explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar:

The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.^[1] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Qatar
• Official English country name: The State of Qatar
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Qatari
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Qatar
• International rankings of Qatar
• ISO country codes: QA, QAT, 634
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .qa

Geography of Qatar

Geography of Qatar

• Qatar is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Qatar Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Qatar
    • High: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 1030NaN0
    • Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 60 km
  • Coastline: Persian Gulf 563 km
• Population of Qatar: 2,174,035 - 142nd most populous country
  • Area of Qatar: 11,437 km²
• Atlas of Qatar

Environment of Qatar

• Climate of Qatar
• Renewable energy in Qatar
• Geology of Qatar
• Natural gas in Qatar
• Protected areas of Qatar
  • Biosphere reserves in Qatar
  • National parks of Qatar
    • Umm Tais National Park
• Wildlife of Qatar
  • Flora of Qatar
  • Fauna of Qatar
    • Birds of Qatar
    • Mammals of Qatar

Natural geographic features of Qatar

• Islands of Qatar
• Lakes of Qatar
• Mountains of Qatar: None
  • Volcanoes in Qatar
• Rivers of Qatar
  • Waterfalls of Qatar
• Valleys of Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None

Regions of Qatar

Regions of Qatar

Ecoregions of Qatar

List of ecoregions in Qatar

• Ecoregions in Qatar

Administrative divisions of Qatar

Administrative divisions of Qatar

• Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar

• Capital of Qatar: Doha
• Cities of Qatar

Demography of Qatar

Demographics of Qatar

Government and politics of Qatar

Politics of Qatar

• Form of government:
• Capital of Qatar: Doha
• Elections in Qatar
• Political parties in Qatar

Branches of the government of Qatar

Government of Qatar

Executive branch of the government of Qatar

• Head of state: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Qatar,
• Cabinet of Qatar

Legislative branch of the government of Qatar

• Consultative Assembly of Qatar (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Qatar

Court system of Qatar

• Supreme Court of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar

• Diplomatic missions in Qatar
• Diplomatic missions of Qatar
• Qatar Fund for Development
• Qatari foreign aid

International organization membership

The State of Qatar is a member of:^[1]

• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
• Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Qatar

Law of Qatar

• Constitution of Qatar
• Crime in Qatar
  • Abortion in Qatar
  • Cannabis in Qatar
  • Human trafficking in Qatar
• Human rights in Qatar
  • LGBT rights in Qatar
  • Freedom of religion in Qatar
• Law enforcement in Qatar
  • Qatar State Security

Military of Qatar

Military of Qatar

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Qatar
• Forces
  • Army of Qatar
  • Navy of Qatar
  • Air Force of Qatar
  • Special forces of Qatar
• Military history of Qatar
• Military ranks of Qatar

Local government in Qatar

Local government in Qatar

History of Qatar

History of Qatar

• Archaeology of Qatar
• Timeline of Doha
• Timeline of the history of Qatar

History of Qatar, by subject

• History of the Jews in Qatar
• Military history of Qatar

Culture of Qatar

Culture of Qatar

• Architecture of Qatar
• Cuisine of Qatar
• Festivals in Qatar
• Languages of Qatar
  • Gulf Arabic
• Media of Qatar
• National symbols of Qatar
  • Emblem of Qatar
  • Flag of Qatar
  • National anthem of Qatar
• People of Qatar
• Prostitution in Qatar
• Public holidays in Qatar
• Records of Qatar
• Religion in Qatar
  • Buddhism in Qatar
  • Christianity in Qatar
  • Hinduism in Qatar
  • Islam in Qatar
• World Heritage Sites in Qatar: Zubarah

Art in Qatar

• Art in Qatar
  • Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family
  • Public art in Qatar
• Cinema of Qatar
• Literature of Qatar
• Music of Qatar
• Qatari folklore
• Television in Qatar
• Theatre in Qatar
  • Qatar National Theater

Sport in Qatar

Sport in Qatar

• Football in Qatar
  • List of football stadiums in Qatar
• Qatar at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Qatar

Economy of Qatar

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)
• Agriculture in Qatar
• Communications in Qatar
  • Internet in Qatar
• Companies of Qatar
• Currency of Qatar

Riyal

• • ISO 4217

QAR

• Energy in Qatar
  • Energy policy of Qatar
  • Natural gas in Qatar
• Financial services in Qatar
  • Banks in Qatar
  • Qatar Exchange
• Healthcare in Qatar
• Mining in Qatar
• Tourism in Qatar
• Transport in Qatar
  • Airports in Qatar
  • Rail transport in Qatar
  • Roads in Qatar
    • Orbital Highway
• Water supply and sanitation in Qatar

Education in Qatar

Education in Qatar

• List of schools in Qatar
• List of universities and colleges in Qatar
• The Supreme Education Council
• Ministry of Education

See also

• Qatar
• List of international rankings
• List of Qatar-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

• • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Qatar Statistics Authority

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2, 2009. Qatar. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.