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	Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As of 2005, Qatar is ruled by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who seized control of the country from his father Khalifa in 1995 while the old Emir was on vacation in Switzerland.
		Qatar is governed explicitly under Wahhabi law and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
		Wahhabi Islam was imported from Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the early 20th century when the Al-Thanis realized that converting to the doctrine of their larger neighbor might bode well for regime survival.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Qatar (1155 words)

	Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qatar has become one of the newer emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the developing world ($39,607 as of 2005).
		Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qatar (1378 words)

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	Foreign relations of Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qatar achieved full independence in an atmosphere of cooperation with the U.K. and friendship with neighboring states.
		Most Arab states, the U.K., and the U.S. were among the first countries to recognize Qatar, and the state promptly gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League.
		Relations have since improved and a joint commission has been set up to demarcate the border as agreed between the two governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Qatar (251 words)

	Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Before, Qatar was a poor fishing and pearling region with widespread poverty.
		Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
		The controversial Arabic satellite TV station Al Jazeera is located in Qatar, but unlike most Arabic-language stations it is not run by the government.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/qa/Qatar.htm (354 words)

	Qatar - IPR Country Guide
		Qatar, an Arab state on the Persian Gulf, is a monarchy without democratically elected institutions or political parties.
		Qatar is banking its future prosperity and political profile on North Field; the world's largest single concentration of natural gas at more than 500 trillion cubic feet (14 trillion cubic meters).
		Qatar's latest Emir has a firm grip on power and is setting out to steer his small energy-rich state into the international limelight.
	www.infoprod.co.il /country/qatar1a.htm (1060 words)

	Qatar Foreign Relations - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Qatar was one of the few Arab countries that observed the full forty-day mourning period after the assassination of Saudi Arabia's King Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz Al Saud in March 1975 and the death of King Khalid ibn Abd al Aziz Al Saud in 1982.
		Relations were based partially on proximity (important trade links exist between the two countries, including a ferry service between Doha and Bushehr) and partly on mutual interests.
		Relations with the United States have been generally proper but took a sudden turn for the worse in March 1988 when United States-made Stinger missiles (obtained through unsanctioned channels) were observed at a military parade in Doha.
	www.photius.com /countries/qatar/government/qatar_government_foreign_relations.html (1483 words)

	Qatar (02/02)
		Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (the regional organization of the Arab states in the Gulf; the other five members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the U.A.E., and Oman).
		Qatar's economy was in a downturn from in the mid-1990s.
		Qatar's heavy industrial projects, all based in Umm Said, include a refinery with a 50,000 b/d capacity, a fertilizer plant for urea and ammonia, a steel plant, and a petrochemical plant.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/q/26447.htm (2086 words)

	Qatar, a country study
		Relations with Jordan, however, continued to be chilly, and Kuwait's relations with Qatar cooled over the latter's rapprochement with Jordan in August and its restoration of diplomatic links with Iraq.
		Qatar sent troops to fight for Kuwait's liberation and, reversing its previous opposition to the presence of foreign forces in the region, permitted United States, Canadian, and French air force fighter aircraft to operate from Doha (also seen as Ad Dawhah).
		His mission to Bahrain and Qatar and the peace treaty that resulted were milestones in Qatar's history because they implicitly recognized the distinctness of Qatar from Bahrain and explicitly acknowledged the position of Muhammad ibn Thani ibn Muhammad, an important representative of the peninsula's tribes.
	www.pos1.info /q/qatars.htm (21568 words)

	Embassy of Qatar - FOREIGN POLICY
		Qatar rejects and denounces all forms and manifestations of terrorism, regardless of its causes, objectives and means.
		Qatar welcomes all international agreements concluded with a view to resolving such problems and pledges support for the efforts exerted by regional and international organizations to achieve peace and stability in many states and regions of the world.
		And as an expression of appreciation from the international community of the policies adopted by Qatar in the regional and the international spheres, Qatar was elected in March 1995 deputy chairman for the International Social Development Summit Conference, in the context of the UN regional groups representation.
	www.qatarembassy.net /foreign_policy.asp (918 words)

	Background Notes: Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Qatar maintains a modest defense establishment, including an army (5,000 troops), an air force (1,000), a navy (800), and a police force (6,000).
		Qatar's economy was in a downturn from 1982 to 1989.
		Qatar established diplomatic relations with the USSR and China in 1988.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/bgnotes/nea/qatar9004.html (1933 words)

	Qatar Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After being dominated by Persians for thousands of years and recently by Bahrain, the Ottoman Turks, and the British EmpireBritish, Qatar became an independent country in 3 September 1971.
		Qatar has the highest Gross domestic productGDP per capita in the developing world.
		The highest point in Qatar is found in the Jebel Dukhan to the west, a range of low limestone outcrops running north-south from Zikrit through Umm Bab to the southern border, and reaching about 90m Above mean sea levelASL.
	www.echostatic.com /Qatar.html (394 words)

	Qatar Fourth Annual Conference on Democracy and Free Trade
		The Minister concluded his speech by informing the delegation that this conference was very important to Qatar and to its people, and that they are extremely proud of how far the conference has come from its ‘modest inception' four years ago.
		Speakers included Abdel Hamed Al Ansari of Qatar University; Shikha Al Gefery, Member of the Central Municipal Council in Doha; Ahmed Bishara, Secretary General of the Kuwait Democratic National Union; Yussef El Hassan, General Director of Emirates Diplomatic Institute in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.A.E., and Ibrahem Arafat, an academic expert in politics.
		Distinguished panelists included Marwan Bishara, an editorialist and lecturer in International relations; Baudouin Bollaert, Chief Editor of Le Figaro; Pierre Joxe, Former Minister and Member of the Council on Constitutional Affairs; Mohamed Makhlouf, a journalist and writer from Paris, and Alain Marleix, a Deputy from the Assemblée Nationale in Paris.
	www.islamicinstitute.org /fourthqatarconf.htm (2121 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		Qatar and Bahrain disputed ownership of the Hawar Islands.
		Qatar and the United States coordinate closely on regional diplomatic initiative, cooperate to increase security in the Gulf, and enjoy extensive economic links, especially in the hydrocarbons sector.
		Qatar sees the development of a world-class educational system as key to its continued success.
	www.traveldocs.com /qa/foreign.htm (359 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Qatar is a member of the Gulf Co-operation Council alongside its neighbours Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
		Qatar will host the 2006 Asian Games, which is likely to increase investment in sports and general infrastructure over the next five years.
		Qatar is due to host the Asian Games in 2006, a project which has already attracted interest from UK companies.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019745152665 (1496 words)

	Qatar
		Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out between the people and their absentee rulers.
		Qatar: Economy - Economy Qatar imports the majority of its food, although livestock and fruits and vegetables are...
		Qatar: a desert kingdom on an oil-rich peninsula, Qatar is a progressive Arab state made prosperous by the export of fossil fuels.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107901.html (780 words)

	Qatar (11/04)
		Qatar has 744,000 people, the majority of whom live in Doha, the capital.
		Since then, the Emir has announced his intention for Qatar to move toward democracy and has permitted a free and open press and municipal elections as a precursor to parliamentary elections expected to occur in 2005.
		Qatar's proved reserves of gas are the third-largest in the world, exceeding 7 trillion cubic meters and Qatar has the larges single gas field in the world.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5437.htm (2651 words)

	Qatar biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Situated on a small peninsula off the larger Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Arabian Gulf.
		Qatar Education Reform Initiative, Supreme Education Council (Arabic)
		Qatar Education Reform Initiative, Supreme Education Council (English)
	qatar.biography.ms (382 words)

	Cohen, Qatar foreign minister discuss relations and regional issues
		Cohen today and they discussed many issues, the bilateral relations on the military side and the situation in the Gulf and all aspects which are related to the relations between the United States and Qatar.
		Foreign Minister: As I mentioned, our relations with the U.S. allows us to discuss all these issues and we believe that the early warning system for the area is an important issue.
		Foreign Minister: We don't have any direct relations with the Syrian-Israeli track, but we always try to encourage both sides to participate in the peace process and to try to overcome difficulties.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/000407/2000040766.html (2437 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Qatar, Israel foreign ministers meet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim said the Gaza pullout could bring normalisation of relations with Israel to prominence, but he acknowledged the issue remains "controversial" in the Arab and the Islamic worlds.
		The Qatari foreign minister also reminded both Arabs and Israel of their obligations for a post-Gaza Middle East, highlighting the US role to bring the region together after the withdrawal.
		Qatar, which is a close US ally in the Gulf and host to the US Central Command's forward operations in the Middle East, has had low-level contacts with Israel in the past.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/2891A888-6FE7-4751-A4D5-E0E2562FA2BF.htm (642 words)

	Qatar Bilateral relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the summer of 2003, Qatar’s Foreign Minister paid a visit to Berlin and in 2004 German members of parliament and Federal Minister Schily travelled to Qatar for high-level political talks.
		In 2003, German exports to Qatar amounted to EUR 426.1 million, imports from Qatar, to EUR 23.6 million (for the whole of 2002, Qatari exports to Germany = EUR 15.6 million, German exports to Qatar = EUR 341.5 million).
		On 22 January 2001, a cooperation agreement was signed between Qatar's only hospital, the Hamad Medical Corporation, and the University Clinic of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University at Frankfurt.
	www.auswaertiges-amt.de /www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?type_id=14&land_id=78 (471 words)

	qatar.ca - Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		School in Doha, Qatar, serves children with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy.
		DOHA: The Qatar Team?s preparations for the forthcoming Qatar Grand Prix are gathering pace.
		NEW YORK: The State of Qatar has called on the international community to take a clear-cut and specific stand towards the numerous violations of the international and human laws practised by Israel in the occupied Arab te...
	www.qatar.ca /Qatar/all/search (273 words)

	Interview with Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani: "We Cannot Afford to Have Enemies" - Middle East Quarterly ...
		Hamad Bin Jasim Bin Jabr Al-Thani: Qatar is indeed one of the smallest countries in the region.
		MEQ: Qatar's territorial waters include the North Field, which, with some 380 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas, is the world's largest gas reserve that is not part of an oil field.
		MEQ: Qatar's OPEC quota is 378,000 barrels per day, you now produce 480,000 barrels per day, and outside observers foresee a daily output of 700,000 barrels per day in four years.
	www.meforum.org /article/424 (3384 words)

	Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Foreign Minister: Qatar may consider increased relations with Israel. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Foreign Minister: Qatar may consider increased relations with Israel.
		According to the May 15 Khaleej Times, the Gulf state of Qatar has announced its readiness to raise the level of diplomatic relations with Israel--currently limited to a trade mission--given overall progress in the Middle East peace process.
		The announcement, made by Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani, followed a May 14 Paris meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:105500859&refid=ink_tptd_mag (166 words)

	Beyond Madrid: Winning Against Terrorism - Council on Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We met with Muslim leaders in a number of closed door sessions to share details of the investigations and to explain that the arrests were not targeted against the Singapore Muslim community or Islam.
		And I wanted to just, first of all, thank the Council on Foreign Relations for this forum, and thank the prime minister, because I think it takes a lot of courage to come to the United States and tell friends what he has told us today.
		Prime Minister, I'm Alton Frye from the Council on Foreign Relations.
	www.cfr.org /publication.html?id=7004 (7425 words)

	Qatar - Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Qatar: Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress The Library of...
		Qatar Embassy in Italy Qatar Embassy in France
		Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC) is the entrance to sports and physical recreation available...
	www.atlastraveldirectory.com /dir/220/267 (251 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		Arab states, especially the other five members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates), Egypt, and Syria, supported Kuwait by sending troops to fight with the coalition.
		After liberation, Kuwait concentrated its foreign policy efforts on development of ties to states which had participated in the multinational coalition.
		Kuwait's relations with those nations that supported Iraq, among them Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and Cuba, were slow to recover.
	www.traveldocs.com /kw/foreign.htm (1080 words)

	NPR : Profile: Considerations Being Made by the U.S.' Smaller Allies in the Middle East as Preparations for an Attack ...
		Sheik HAMAD JASSEM AL THANI (Foreign Minister, Qatar): We are, in Qatar, trying to avoid any military action in the gulf.
		Rachel Bronson is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
		So what Qatar gets is they get to thumb their nose at the rest of the region and say, `We can do whatever we want.
	www.npr.org /programs/atc/transcripts/2002/sep/020912.inskeep.html (997 words)

	World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- Fo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Foreign countries with coinage struck at the Royal Canadian Mint
		Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration
		Foreign relations of the Federal Republic of Germany
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Fo.htm (245 words)

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