Official name

Dawlat Qaṭar (State of Qatar)

Form of government

constitutional emirate with one advisory body (Advisory Council [35¹])

Head of state and government

Emir: Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani, assisted by Prime Minister: Sheikh Abdullah ibn Nasser ibn Khalifah Al Thani

Capital

Doha

Official language

Arabic

Official religion

Islam

Monetary unit

Qatari riyal (QR)

Currency Exchange Rate

1 USD equals 3.640 Qatari riyal

Population

(2016 est.) 2,613,000

Total area (sq mi)

4,473

Total area (sq km)

11,586

Urban-rural population

Urban: (2015) 99.2%

Rural: (2015) 0.8%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2014) 76.4 years

Female: (2014) 80.4 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2012) 96.9%

Female: (2012) 95.8%

GNI per capita (U.S. $)

(2015) 85,430