Page last updated on January 27, 2020
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
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land: 11,586 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
165
Area - comparative:
almost twice the size of Delaware; slightly smaller than Connecticut
Area comparison map:
almost twice the size of Delaware; slightly smaller than Connecticut
Land boundaries:
total: 87 km
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border countries (1):
Saudi Arabia 87 km
Coastline:
563 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
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exclusive economic zone:
as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]
contiguous zone: 24
nm
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Climate:
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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Terrain:
mostly flat and barren desert
Elevation:
mean elevation: 28 m
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lowest point:
Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point:
Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, natural gas
Land use:
agricultural land: 5.6%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 1.1%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 0.2%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 4.3%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 0%
(2011 est.)
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other: 94.4%
(2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
130 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Natural hazards:
haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
Environment - current issues:
air, land, and water pollution are significant environmental issues; limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities; other issues include conservation of oil supplies and preservation of the natural wildlife heritage
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:
the peninsula occupies a strategic location in the central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Qatar on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Qatar Geography 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Qatar Geography 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
2) The rank that you see is the CIA reported rank, which may have the following issues:
a) They assign increasing rank number, alphabetically for countries with the same value of the ranked item, whereas we assign them the same rank.
b) The CIA sometimes assigns counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order.
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