Where is Qatar?

map showing the location of Qatar — Location of Qatar on a map.

What is the capital of Qatar?

Located in the continent of Asia, Qatar covers 11,586 square kilometers of land, making it the 168th largest nation in terms of land area.

Qatar became an independent state in 1971, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of Qatar is 1,951,591 (2012) and the nation has a density of 168 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Qatar is the Qatari Rial (QAR). As well, the people of Qatar are refered to as Qatari.

The dialing code for the country is 974 and the top level internet domain for Qatari sites is .qa.

Qatar shares land borders with only one country, Saudi Arabia.

To learn more, visit our detailed Qatar section.

Quick facts

Population	1,951,591
Density	168.4 / km² ( 436.3 / mi² )
Language	Arabic
Independence Year	1971
Capital	Doha (Baladiyat ad Dawhah)
Currency	Qatari Rial
GDP	212,000,000,000 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita	108,629 (2014 data)
Land Area	11,586 km² (4,473 mi²)
Neighbouring Country	Saudi Arabia
Minimum Longitude	50.750
Maximum Longitude	51.630
Mininum Latitude	24.470
Maximum Latitude	26.160