Form of Government: constitutional emirate with one advisory body (Advisory Council [351])
President: Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani
Prime Minister: Abdulaziz Al Thani
GDP: 175.8 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Doha
Population: 2.832 million (2019)
Official Languages: Arabic
Currency: Qatari Riyal
Timezone: GMT+3
Area: 11,571 km²
Dialing Code: +974
Major Mountain Ranges: Ḩazm al Masḩabīyah,Abraq Farhūd,Abū al Qarāqīr
Major Rivers: Asmah,Al Banat,Debayan
Continent: Asia
Border Countries: Qatar has one land border. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the south. The boundary with Saudi Arabia was settled in 1965 but never demarcated. Qatar’s northwest coast is fewer than 30 km (19 mi) from the main islands of Bahrain, while the small Hawar Islands of Bahrain are only 1.4 km (0.8 mi) off that coast.
