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	Qatar: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out between the people and their absentee rulers.
		Qatar permitted the international forces to use Qatar as a base during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
		Qatar: Economy - Economy Qatar imports the majority of its food, although livestock and fruits and vegetables are...
	www.factmonster.com /ipa/A0107901.html (716 words)

	Qatar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Qatar forms one of the newer emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar is also one of the two least taxed sovereign states in the world with no income tax[2], Bahrain is the other.
		Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Qatar (2527 words)

	History of Qatar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The tribute ended with the occupation of Qatar by the Ottoman Turks in 1872, when the Al Khalifa family moved to Bahrain.
		Accordingly, Qatar sought independence as a separate first countries to recognize Qatar, and the state promptly gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League.
		In 2001, Qatar agreed to give the islands to Bahrain in exchange for territorial concessions relating to previous Bahrain claims on mainland Qatar.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/History_of_Qatar (618 words)

	Embassy of Qatar - GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
		Qatar is an independent state in the Southern Arabian Gulf surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
		According to the 2004 census, Qatar’s population reached 742,883 increasing by 42.3% from the 1997 census of 522,023.
		Qatar is characterized by a number of geographical features which are peculiar to the western side of the Arabian Gulf.
	www.qatarembassy.net /climate.asp (371 words)

	about-Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar is a peninsula, 11,437 square km in area, which project from the Arabian mainland.
		Qatar's relationship with the ancient Dilmun civilisation is to further study.
		Qatar was famed for its weaving and embroidery, especially its cloaks.
	www.qatarequestrian.com /aboutqatar.htm (983 words)

	Qatar
		State of Qatar is an emirate in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.
		Qatar is one of many historical emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/q/qa/qatar.html (313 words)

	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 km–25 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.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Qatar.html (613 words)

	Qatar (10/06)
		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 currently exports 14 million metric tons per annum (mmta) of natural gas, and it expects to reach 77 mmta of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by 2010, thus becoming the largest natural gas exporter in the world.
		Qatar's heavy industrial base, located in Umm Said, include a refinery with a 140,000 bpd capacity, a fertilizer plant for urea and ammonia, a steel plant, and a petrochemical plant.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5437.htm (2891 words)

	Country Pages: Qatar
		Qatar's official language is Arabic, although Urdu and English are widely spoken, especially among the foreign community.
		Education in Qatar is free from the primary to the university level.
		Qatar University is the country's major institution of higher education and consists of the following seven faculties: education, humanities and social sciences, science, Islamic studies, administration and economics, engineering, and technology.
	www.cies.org /country/qatar.htm (718 words)

	Qatar International School - Geography of Qatar
		Qatar is a limestone peninsula projecting northward into the Arabian Gulf.
		Doha is the capital city and administrative centre of Qatar, located on the east coast.
		There are around 5,000 British nationals resident in Qatar (out of a total population approaching 1 million), with similar numbers of French and US nationals.
	www.qis.org /job-qat-geo.htm (242 words)

	Qatar
		The State of Qatar (قطر) is an emirate in the Middle East.
		Qatar is one of many new emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
		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.findthelinks.com /countries/Qatar.htm (353 words)

	Persian Gulf States Qatar - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar occupies 11,437 square kilometers on a peninsula that extends approximately 160 kilometers north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar shares its land border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which in 1993 it continued to have a dispute in the Khawr al Udayd area.
		Qatar's northwest coast is fewer than thirty kilometers from Bahrain.
	www.country-studies.com /persian-gulf-states/qatar---geography.html (487 words)

	History of Qatar
		The tribute ended with the occupation of Qatar by the Ottoman Turks in 1872.
		Accordingly, Qatar sought independence as a separate entity and became the fully independent State of Qatar on September 3, 1971.
		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 by early 2007.
	infotut.com /geography/Qatar (1053 words)

	Explore Qatar - Facts & Figures - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar is a small, narrow, almost flame-like peninsular nation pointed directly at the North Pole.
		It is situated on the southwest coast of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, adjacent to and east of Saudi Arabia, northwest of the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah), and south of Iran.
		Qatar has a total land area of 11,437 square kilometres (7106 square miles).
	www.explore-qatar.com /geography.html (711 words)

	Geography of Qatar
		A sovereign Arab State on the western shore of the Arabian Gulf, Qatar occupies a 4,200-square-mile peninsula somewhat smaller than Connecticut, as well as several small offshore islands.
		In the south at the neck of the peninsula, Qatar borders the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		Qatar's terrain is monotonously flat, except for the Dukhan anticline in the west and some low rock outcroppings at the northern end of the east coast.
	www.pickatrail.com /jupiter/geography/qatar.html (998 words)

	Qatar Tours \| Qatar Tour Guide \| iExplore.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar has moved on from being a poor pearl fishing country to become one of the richest Gulf states, thanks to the exploitation of oil and gas fields since the 1940s.
		Qatar is an oil-rich peninsula jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
		There are hills in the northwest, but the rest of the country consists of sand dunes and salt flats, with scattered vegetation towards the north.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Qatar/Overview (208 words)

	Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qatar is also one of the two least taxed sovereign states in the world with no income tax.
		Qatar is aiming to become a role model for economic and social transformation in the region.
		Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates · Yemen
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qatar (3098 words)

	Facts About Qatar
		Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 25 trillion cubic meters, more than 5% of the world total and third largest in the world.
		Qatar has permitted substantial foreign investment in the development of its gas fields during the last decade and is expected to become the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter by 2007.
		In recent years, Qatar has consistently posted trade surpluses largely because of high oil prices and increased natural gas exports, becoming one of the world's fastest growing and highest per-capita income countries.
	worldfacts.us /Qatar.htm (597 words)

	homepage/regional geography
		Therefore, large sections of Saudi Arabia's boundaries with Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, and with Qatar are not defined (1996 CIA World Factbook).
		Qatar was under Bahrain's control until the Ottoman Turks took power (1872-1915).
		East of Qatar is a loose federation of seven city-states once known as the Trucial States.
	www.list.org /~mdoyle/regional.html (2399 words)

	SESRTCIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar is located on the Western shore of the Arabian Gulf.
		It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and also has a number of offshore reefs and islands.
		Qatar has large deposits of crude oil and natural gas with increased production levels and developing offshore oilfields.
	www.sesrtcic.org /members/qat/qathome.shtml (237 words)

	1Up Travel : Qatar Geography and Facts
		Background: During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the amir who had ruled the country since 1972.
		He was overthrown in a bloodless coup by his own son in 1995.
		Oil and natural gas revenues enable Qatar to have a per capita income not far below the leading industrial countries of Western Europe.
	www.1uptravel.com /geography/qatar.html (732 words)

	BUBL LINK: Qatar
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Qatar and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Basic reference information about Qatar, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/q/qatar.htm (538 words)

	BUBL LINK: Qatar
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Qatar and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Basic reference information about Qatar, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	www.bubl.ac.uk /link/q/qatar.htm (538 words)

	Geography Of Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/qatar_country_geography.shtml (276 words)

	Qatar
		He was overthrown by his son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, in a bloodless coup in 1995.
		Oil has given Qatar a per capita GDP comparable to that of the leading West European industrial countries.
		Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 7 trillion cubic meters, more than 5% of the world total, third largest in the world.
	www.hausabah.com /fitarabia/qatar.html (843 words)

	The Lightspan Network - sw
		Wonderful source for general facts about the geography, population, government, economy, and more, including a map and flag for the country.
		A profile of Qatar, discussing such topics as geography, people, government, economy, foreign trade, and political issues.
		Learn the current population figures for Qatar, its administrative divisions, and its cities and towns.
	www.lightspan.com /common/studyweb/sw.asp?target=http://www.studyweb.com/links/9890.html (979 words)

	Qatar - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Qatar is located on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
		CLIMATE: Qatar has a desert climate that is characterized by hot dry conditions, although it is a little milder in winter.
		In 1971 Qatar gained complete independence from Britain and in the same year became a member of the Arab League and the UN.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/qatar.htm (1006 words)

	Qatar - Education Links
		Qatar National Museum was established to display elements of its history and the traditional modes of life of it's people.
		Information and analysis on Qatar's energy resources by the Energy Information Administration (Dept. of Energy).
		English News courtesy of the Qatar News Agency.
	www.mepc.org /resources_links/Qatar.asp (295 words)

	Qatar قطر (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Qatar Charity Society an Islamic aid organization whose main aim is to build mosques, sponsor orphans and provide crisis relief
		Qatar Charity Society - an Islamic aid organization whose main aim is to sponsor orphans, build mosques and provide crisis relief.
		Qatar Info For anyone who wants to find out more about life in the State of Qatar.
	www.arabinfoseek.com /qatar.htm (246 words)

	The Country of Qatar
		Qatar was ruled by Bahrain from the 1700s until the mid-1800s, when Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire began vying for control of the peninsula.
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	www.hejleh.com /countries/qatar.html (3549 words)

	Geography of Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A massive sandstorm sweeping over the Persian Gulf state of Qatar as it races southward toward southeastern Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on February 15, 2004
		Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum deposits.
		Description of the ecozone in the east of Qatar
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Qatar (795 words)

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