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State of Qatar
Dawlat Qatar
CAPITAL: Doha (Ad-Dawhah)
FLAG: Maroon with white serrated border at the hoist.
ANTHEM: Qatar National Anthem.
MONETARY UNIT: The Qatar riyal (QR) of 100 dirhams was ...
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Qatar, with its capital Doha, is located in the Middle East. It occupies 11,437 square miles (4,415 square miles) on a peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. Qatar's popul...
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POPULATION 793,341MUSLIM (PREDOMINANTLY SUNNI WITH SOME SHIITE) 92 to 95 percentOTHER (CHRISTIAN, HINDU, BAHAI) 5 to 8 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The State of Qatar, located on a...
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Area: 10,836 sq km (4,184 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 838,000Capital:
Doha
Head of state and government: Emir Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifah
al-Thani
, assisted by
Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah ib...
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The Qatar Investment Authority said Thursday it had acquired a 20 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange, the same day that Borse Dubai announced a deal to acquire the Nasdaq Stock Market's 28 ...
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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres launched the highest-level visit of an Israeli to the Gulf region in more than a decade, traveling to Qatar Monday to appear in a television debate show.P...
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A U.S. Patriot missile was accidentally fired from a military base in Qatar, its debris hitting a nearby farm, the Pentagon said Tuesday.The missile self-destructed as it is supposed to and no one ...
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Ailing Airbus got a reprieve Wednesday in its battle with Boeing Co. for the market in long-range, mid-sized aircraft, when Qatar Airways ordered another 20 of the European plane maker's planned A3...
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Top-seeded Justine Henin survived a scare from No. 5 Patty Schnyder to reach the Qatar Open semifinals with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory on Thursday.The Belgian got some help in the final set from the n...
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Top-seeded Justine Henin rallied to beat fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the final of the Qatar Open.Henin will play Saturday against second-seeded...
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Anthony Bassey Bassey developed his ability to deftly juggle a soccer ball in the rain and the mud of his native Nigeria, dreaming of someday playing for the powerhouse Spanish team Barcelona.Now t...
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