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National name: Dawlat Qatar

Current government officials

Languages: Arabic (official); English a common second language

Ethnicity/race: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

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

Literacy rate: 89% (2004 census)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2011 est.): $181.7 billion; per capita $102,700. Real growth rate: 18.7%. Inflation: –2.8%. Unemployment: 0.4%. Arable land: 1.64%. Agriculture: fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish. Labor force: 1,241,000 (2011 est.). Industries: crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish. Exports: $104.3 billion (2011 est.): liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel. Imports: $25.3 billion (2011 est.): machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals. Major trading partners: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, France, U.S., Saudi Arabia, UAE, Germany, UK (2004).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 298,100 (2009); mobile cellular: 2,329,000 (2009). Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 256,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001). Televisions: 230,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 887 (2010). Internet users: 563,800 (2009).

Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 7,790 km (2006). Ports and harbors: Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id). Airports: 6 (2012).

International disputes: none.

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