Qatar — Country Profile
An overview of Qatar covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Qatar
The capital of Qatar is Doha. It has a population of approximately 2.9M. The country covers an area of 11,586 km². It is located in Western Asia.
A tiny peninsular nation with one of the highest GDP per capita in the world.
Geography
Qatar is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 11,586 km². It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Qatar has a population of approximately 2,857,822 people. Population density is around 246.7 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Qatari.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Qatar reports a nominal GDP of about $215.6 billion. The official currency is the Qatari riyal (QAR, symbol ر.ق). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 3.64 QAR.
Culture & Time
Qatar operates on a single time zone (Asia/Qatar). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.qa, قطر..
Government & Status
The capital of Qatar is Doha. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +974. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is QA.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.