Qatar Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area State of Qatar Doha 11,427 sq km 4,412 sq mi PEOPLE Population 928,635 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.28 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 1,153,966 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 1,239,216 (2050 estimate) Population density Urban/rural distribution Share urban Share rural 81 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 210 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) 92 percent (2003 estimate) 8 percent (2003 estimate) Largest cities, with population Doha 339,847 (2004) Ar Rayy ? n 272,860 (2004) A l Wakrah 31,441 (2004) Ethnic groups Arab 40 percent Pakistani 18 percent I ndian 18 percent Iranian 10 percent O ther 14 percent Languages Arabic (official), English Religious affiliations Muslim (Islam is the official religion; mostly Sunni Muslim) 85 percent Roman Catholic 6 percent Hindu 3 percent Buddhist 2 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 74.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 71.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 17 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 452 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 417 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 83.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 86.5 percent (2005 estimate) Male Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 82 percent (2005 estimate) 3.4 percent (1994) 9 years (2002-2003) 12 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal adult suffrage (since 1999) Constitution Constitution approved in 2003 and came into force in June 2005 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 12,400 (2004) 10 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $42.5 billion (2005) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $52,239.70 (2005) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 476,682 (2006) 3 percent (2004) I ndustry 41 percent (2004) Services 56 percent (2004) Unemployment rate 3.9 percent (2001) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue 23,402 million (2006) Total expenditure 13,440 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 Qatari riyal (QR), consisting of 100 dirhams Major trade partners for exports Japan, South Korea, Singapore, United States, and France Major trade partners for imports France, United States, Italy, Japan, and Germany ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 450 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 253 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 694 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 3.5 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 161 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 571 (2002) Paved road as a share of total roads 90 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
