| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +3 (Qatar standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic |
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| Currency: |
Qatari rials (QAR) €1 = QAR4.06, $1 = QAR3.64, £1 = QAR0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .qa | International Dialling Code: 974 |
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For help planning your trip to Qatar including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Qatar trip planning page.
Further information on Qatar
Discover more about Qatar - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 11,437 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 563 km (Persian Gulf)
Neighbours (border lengths): Saudi Arabia (60km)
Climate: Arid climate with very hot, humid summers and mild, pleasant winters.
Highest mountain: Qurayn Abu al Bawl (103m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Qatar from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 136/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 32/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 113/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 26/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 128/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: State of Qatar Status: Independent Country
Population: 2,123,160 (rank: 142/196) Density: 185.6 people/sq km (rank: 50/196)
Ethnic groups: Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Religions: Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
GDP (PPP): $198.7 billion GDP per capita: $102,100 (rank: 1/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.