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| Capital | Doha |
| Government | Traditional monarchy |
| Currency | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Area | 11,437 km2 |
| Population | 1,493,051 (Dec 2008 est.) |
| Language | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language |
| Religion | Muslim 95% (All religions are practiced.) |
| Electricity | 240V/50Hz (UK plug) |
| Calling Code | +974 |
| Internet TLD | .qa |
| Time Zone | UTC+3 |
Qatar (قطر "kat-ir") is a peninsula jutting into the Persian Gulf, to the north of Saudi Arabia, East of Bahrain and West of the Emirates.