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| | Qatar Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online |
 | | Qatar or Katar (KUH-tahr), traditional monarchy, former sheikhdom (c.4,400 sq mi/11,400 sq km; 1995 estimated population 500,000; 2004 estimated population 840,290), E Arabia, coextensive with the Qatar Peninsula, 20 mi/32 km25 mi/40 km from the island of Bahrain; (cap.) Doha. |
 | | Qatar is a member of the Arab League, the UN, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). |
 | | Qatar was occupied by an Ottoman garrison until World War I. From 1916 until September 1, 1971, when it became independent, the country was a protectorate of Britain. |
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