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Country
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Qatar | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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Population
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1,951,591
| 67,091,089
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Life Expectancy
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78.090 years
| 73.830 years
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Capital City
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Doha
| Bangkok
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Largest city
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| Doha (population: 344,939) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
|
0.899
| 0.786
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| GDP per capita |
$104,300 US
| $9,500 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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89%
| 92.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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6.5
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 12.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.400%
| 0.700%
|
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
|
emirate
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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3 September 1971 (from UK)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
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| External Debt |
$125,300,000,000 $
| $115,600,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 4
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| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
11,586 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
563 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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