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QATAR

A country in the Persian Gulf Region located on
the eastern coast of Arabian Peninsula, Qatar is
the world’s second richest country according to
per capita income thanks to increasing oil prices

and its rich natural gas reserves. Like other gulf
countries in the Middle East, Qatar is a rapidly
developing country. Qatar’s sole land border is with
Saudi Arabia.

The rest of its territory is surrounded by the Persian Gulf. Its other nearby
neighbors include Bahrain to the northeast, United Arab Emirates to the east,
and Iran to the north. The country has mild and dry winters, while the summers
are very hot and humid. The country enjoys rich oil, fish and natural gas re-
serves; however has very small volume of cultivable lands and forests.

70.7 percent of the population is between the
age range of 25 and 34

With a population of 2 million 444 thousand people, Qatar is among the strate-
gically important countries with its close proximity to vast oil reserves. A major
part of the population lives in the area surrounding Doha, countries capital city
on the east. Arabic is the official language of Qatar, while English is commonly
used as second language. Over 67 percent of the population are Muslims and
77.2 percent are males.

70.7 percent of Qatar’s population are between the age range of 25 and 34.
Children between 0 to 19 account for 12.9 percent of the population; while
11.8 percent are between 15 and 24, 3.5 percent are between 55 and 64, and
1.1 percent are 64 and older. Average age of the population is 33.7 percent;
which increases to 35 in males, but decreases down to 28.2 in females. With
a population growth rate of 1.55 percent, Qatar ranks 66 in the list of global
speed of population growth. Average life expectancy currently stands at 79.4,
and literacy rate is 93.5 percent.