MEPI in Qatar
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.)