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State of Qatar
Emir: Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (1995)
Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani (1996)
Area: 4,416 sq mi (11,437 sq km)
Note: We give
the information above in the Christian Personals Primer
so that you will have a little background on the country before
you contact a perspective mate, just in case you don't know the
basics. Perhaps this info will give you something to talk about
Population (2004 est.): 840,290 (growth rate: 2.7%);
birth rate: 15.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 19.3/1000; life
expectancy: 73.4; density per sq mi: 190
Capital (2003 est.): Doha, 550,700 (metro. area),
318,500 (city proper)
Monetary unit: Qatari riyal
Languages: Arabic (official); English a common
second language
Ethnicity/race: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian
18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Religion: Islam 95%
Literacy rate: 83% (2003 est.)
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 142,000
(1997); mobile cellular: 43,476 (1997). Radio broadcast
stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios:
256,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus
three repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 230,000 (1997). Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users:
75,000 (2001).
Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total:
1,230 km; paved: 1,107 km; unpaved: 123 km (1999 est.). Ports
and harbors: Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id). Airports:
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