MEPI in Qatar

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About Qatar

Location

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Area

11,437 sq km

Population

833,285 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.8%; 15-64 years: 76.8%; 65 years and over: 1.4% (2009 est.)

Median age

30.8 years

Population growth rate

0.96% (2009 est.)

Ethnic groups

Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religions

Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)

Languages

Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language

Literacy

(Age 15 and over can read and write); total population: 89%; male: 89.1%; female: 88.6% (2004 census)

Government type

Traditional Emirate

Capital

Doha

Legislative Branch

Unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura

Judicial Branch

Courts of First Instance, Appeal, and Cassation

Gross Domestic Product

$116.9 billion; per capita $103,500 (2008 est.)

GDP Growth Rate

11.2% (2008 est.)