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Country
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Qatar |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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Population
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10,698
| 2,042,444
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Life Expectancy
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65.470 years
| 78.240 years
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Capital City
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| Doha
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Largest city
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| Funafuti (population: 4,749) | Doha (population: 344,939) |
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Human Development Index
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0
| 0.899
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| GDP per capita |
| $102,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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%
| 89%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 0.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy
| emirate
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Independence date
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| 3 September 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
| Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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| Languages |
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
| Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
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| Exports |
| liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
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| External Debt |
| $137,000,000,000 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 10.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
| Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
26 km sq
| 11,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
24 km
| 563 km
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| Climate |
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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