Welcome to Qatar

Qatar, is known to be an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the modest Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast lineof the larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state. Qatar occupies a modest peninsula that stretches into the Persian Gulf from the east side of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is to the west and the United Arab Emirates to the south. Did you know that the country is mainly barren. Qatar was once controlled by the sheikhs of Bahrain, but in 1867, war broke out in the range of the people and his or her absentee rulers. To keep the peace in the Persian Gulf, the British installed Muhammad ibn Thani al-Thani, head of a leading Qatari family, as the region's ruler. Within 1893, the Ottoman Turks made incursions into Qatar, but the emir successfully deflected those things. Within 1916, the emir agreed to allow Qatar to become a British protectorate. Oil was discovered in the 1940s, bringing wealth to the country in the 1950s and 1960s. About 85% of Qatar's income from exports comes from oil. Its people have one of the highest per capita incomes in the globe. Within 1971, Qatar was to join the other emirates of the Trucial Coast to become part of the United Arab Emirates. But both Qatar and Bahrain made a decision against the merger and instead formed independent nations. Qatar permitted the international forces to use Qatar as a base around the time during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. A border dispute erupted with Saudi Arabia that was settled in Dec. 1992. A territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands remains unresolved, however. Within 1994, Qatar signed a defense pact with the U.S., becoming the third Gulf state to do so. Qatar is the home of Al Jazeera, the immensely famous and controversial Arabic satellite television network.

Climate

It is noted that the sun shines virtually each and every day in Qatar, and rainfall is known to be almost non-existent, averaging about three inches (80mm) a year, tthis man's falling just in winter. Summers are and have always been sizzling hot by day, and warm at night, temperatures frequently hitting the 104°F mark (40°C) or above. Winters are and have always been just slightly cooler by day, but can be very chilly at night.

Population Stats

Population (2007 est.): 907,229 (growth rate: 2.4%); birth rate: 15.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 17.5/1000; life expectancy: 74.1; density per sq mi: 214