| Official Name | Qatar (دولة قطر) Dawlat Qatar, Dawla means country |
| Capital City | Doha (Ad Dawhah) (Doha’s Population is around 1,400,000) |
| Area | 11,437 Square km and is 1/3rd the size of Belgium |
| Other Main Cities | Al Wakra, Al Rayyan, Al Khor, Dukhan, Masaieed, Ras Laffan, Al Shamal, Umm Salal Mohammed |
| Independence Day | September 3rd, 1971 |
| National Day | December 18th |
| Coins in Circulation | QAR0.50 (Fifty Dirhams) and QAR0.25 (25 Dirhams). There are smaller coins but, they are rarely used. |
| Exchange Rate | Fixed at $1 = QAR3.65 |
| Language | Arabic (however English is widely spoken) |
| Rainfall | Slight, averaging at 60mm a year. (Oct and March are the rainy months) |
| Temperature | Summer 27 – 45 Celsius; Winter 9 – 25 Celsius. |
| Climate | Qatar has a tpyical desert climate. (Hot humid summers and cooler winters) |
| Local Time | UTC (GMT) +3 (Qatar does not have ‘daylight saving’ summer and winter times |
| Electricity & Water | 240 volts with a frequency of 50 hertz. All tap water is safe to drink |
| Religion | Islam (however all religions are practiced) |
| Location | A small peninsula above Saudi Arabia, to the east of Bahrain and West of Dubai |
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Population | GDP | 2006 estimate | |
| July 2008 est. | 1,407,000 | Total | $30.76 billion | |
| 2004 census | 744,029 | Per capita | $31,397 | |
| Density | 140/km² (192/sq mi) |
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| Currency | Riyal (QAR) |
Dialling code | +974 |
Qatar is divided into ten municipalities (Arabic: baladiyah), also occasionally translated as governorates or provinces:
- Doha City
- Al Ghuwariyah
- Al Jumaliyah
- Al Khawr
- Al Wakrah
- Ar Rayyan
- Jariyan al Batnah
- Ash Shamal
- Umm Salal
- Mesaieed
Qatar has the largest Sports Dome in the world! It is also the most technologically advanced. (It can be found at Aspire Academy in Doha)