Qatar
Middle EastDid you know?
- •Qatar is a peninsula with only one land border, and that border is with Saudi Arabia.
- •Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first edition ever held in the Arab world.
- •Before hydrocarbons transformed it, Qatar was especially known for pearl diving in the Gulf.
Key Information
Capital
Doha
Population
3,2 million
Area
11,586 km²
GDP
239,1 billion $
Currency
QAR
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Medium
Subregion
Western Asia
Calling code
+974
MapGuesser Tip
Qatar is the small peninsula jutting into the Persian Gulf from the east side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Official Languages
ArabicEnglish
Flag Colors
marronblancbordeaux
Flag History
The flag of Qatar is in the ratio of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band of nine points at the hoist. It was adopted shortly before the country declared independence from the United Kingdom on 3 September 1971. The triangular edges represent Qatar as the 9th "reconciled emirate". The flag is similar to the flag of Bahrain, which has fewer points, a 3:5 proportion, and a red colour instead of maroon. Qatar's flag is the only national flag having a width more than twice its height...
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