Ort: Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
Geografische Koordinaten: 25° 18' N, 51° 9' E
Küste km: 563 km km
Klima: arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Gelände: mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
Höhe: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
Natürliche Gefahren: haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
Währung: Qatari rial (QAR)
Bevölkerung: 885,359 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Hauptstadt: Doha
Bereiche: 10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal