Qatar

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Military spending

In total, Qatar spends US$1.876 million on its military, or 1.27 percent of its GDP. This makes Qatar the 63rd highest military spender in the world and represents 0.098 percent of total global military expenditure.

The military of Qatar, called the Qatar Armed Forces, consist of an army, a Navy and an air force. Aside from its own military, Qatar enjoys the security of the United States of which its hosts a large military base.

Military membership

Qatar is also a member of 3 international military organizations. This makes it the 171st most militarily connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
International Atomic Energy Agency
Non-Aligned Movement

Military membership

International wars

Qatar has partaken in 3 international wars. These are:

Gulf War 1990-1991
Syrian Civil War 2011-present
Persian Gulf crisis 2019-present

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Military spending (in US$ million)

Membership (international political organizations)

In total, Qatar is a member of 11 international political organizations. This makes it the 116th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Member state of the United Nations
International Labour Organization
Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Gulf Cooperation Council
Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Arab League

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Democracy/dictatorship rating

It is ranked as the 153rd most democratic state in the world. This is mainly due to its monarchy which holds the supreme rights over all aspects of Qatar. This also means that political parties are outlawed and migrant workers do not enjoy civil rights.

Democracy/Dictatorship

The politics of Qatar takes place in the form of an absolute monarchy with the Emir of Qatar functioning as the head of state as well as head of government. Aside from the head of State, Qatar has a government as well as a separate judicial branch.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Interpol
Global Green Growth Institute
World Organization for Animal Health

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Known for its vast gas reserves as well as its production of pearls, Qatar has had a positive transformation from a vassal state to a regional power. In its early history, the area was inhabited by Bedouin nomads that lived and agricultural lifestyle. In the seventh century, Qatar was subjected to the Arab conquest which introduced Islam into the area. Between the seventh and the 13th century, Qatar was ruled by several caliphates until several European powers, as well as the Ottoman Empire attempted to establish control over the area. At the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire established control over Qatar. However, after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after the first world war, Qatar became a British protectorate until its independence in 1971. A year since its independence, a coup has taken place within the ruling family. Since then, Qatar has transformed itself into an energy powerhouse.

Being a peninsula located on the Arabian Peninsula, the geography of Qatar mainly consists of flat lying terrain. Most of its vegetation is non-existent as it is almost fully covered by deserts. It only borders one other state which is Saudi Arabia.

It is the 158th largest state with a total surface area of 11.644 square kilometers or 4.495 square miles. This makes Qatar slightly smaller than Gambia and slightly larger than Vanuatu.

It does not have permanent bodies of water.

Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.

Most of the drinking water in Qatar is derived from groundwater as well as desalination treatment plants. Another important source of water comes from water treatment plants which purify wastewater.

Aside from its desert terrain, Qatar also has a desert climate with long and hot summers as well as mild winters. The average temperature is 26.9 degrees Celsius or 81 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes Qatar the 15th warmest state in the world.

During its summer period, from May to October, the average high temperature is 31.4 degrees Celsius or 89 degrees Fahrenheit.

During its winter period from December to February, the average low temperature is 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Qatar is among the states that receive the least amount of rainfall which only occurs between December to May. On average, Qatar receives 7.8 centimetres or 3.1 inches of rainfall per year which ranks it as the 192nd highest in the world.

The capital of Qatar, Doha, is home to 760,000 people. The closest capital is Manama, Bahrain, with a distance of 140 kilometers or 87 miles. The capital that is the furthest removed is Apia, Samoa, with a distance of 15.312 kilometers or 9.515 miles.

Since its independence, Qatar has had a slow start towards rapid economic growth. After a short period of economic mismanagement at the start, Qatar has slowly transformed itself from an energy supplier to a diversified economy. While still being heavily reliant on the exports of petroleum gas and oil, Qatar has expanded into the aviation sector as well as the manufacturing industry. Most of these exports go to Japan, South Korea, China and India which combined represent nearly 70 percent of all exports. Most of its imports come from the United States and China which combined represent 30 percent of all imports.

Qatar is a member of 9 international economic organizations. This makes it the 170th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
International Development Law Organization
International Monetary Fund
Islamic Development Bank
World Bank Group
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization
International Renewable Energy Agency
Group of 77

It has a GDP of US$168.5 billion, which makes it the 55th highest in the world and represents 0.201 percent of total global GDP.

Its GDP per surface area is the 16th highest in the world with US$14.471.565 per square kilometer or US$37.484.363 per square mile.

Its GDP per capita is the 10th highest in the world with US$59.753.

The absolute earnings (GDP per capita) reflect the average yearly income. The figure below shows how much, on average, an inhabitant of another state earns for every $1 earned by a citizen of this state.

Its purchasing power parity per capita is the 4th highest in the world with US$103.609.

The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states

Qatar is one of the few states where its citizens are outnumbered by migrant workers. Currently, Qatar houses 2.8 million people which makes it the 139th most populous state in the world. Almost all of its citizens are ethnically Arab and have Arab as their official language.

It has the 39th highest population density in the world with 241 people per square kilometer or 625 people per square mile.

Just over 20,000 people, or 0.8 percent of its population has migrated to other states. This makes Qatar the 182nd state with the highest number of emigrants and represents 0.009 percent of total global emigration. The main reason for emigration has been political asylum.

Immigration to Qatar is represented by 2.2 million people, or roughly 81.1 percent of its population. This makes Qatar the 24th state with the highest number of immigrants and represents 0.89 percent of total global immigration. The main reason for imigration has been economic with Qatar attracting large amounts of unskilled as well as specialized labour.

The literacy rate in Qatar is 95.8 percent which is the 82nd highest in the world. Despite making it free and compulsory between the ages of five and 15, there is a large percentage of women as well as senior citizens that are illiterate.

Because of its wealth, Qatar has a fully developed healthcare system. However, because of its wealth, more than one in three citizens is overweight. This has led to large health risks that are related to obesity such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The average life expectancy is 80.75 years which is the 43rd highest in the world. Women have an average life expectancy of 82.49 years, while men have an average life expectancy of 79.8 years.

Despite being a Muslim majority state, Qatar provides freedom of religion towards all religions. However, there are limitations for public assembly as well as public worshiping by other religions.

Christianity is represented by 11.5 percent of the population which makes Qatar the 149th most Christian state in the world. Christianity arrived in Qatar during the third century when Christianity spread to the Arabian Peninsula. After the Arab conquest, many Christians converted to Islam. Today, most Christians originate from Europe, North America as well as India.

Islam is the largest religion in Qatar and is represented by 71 percent of the population. This makes Qatar the 41st most Islamic state in the world. Islam came to Qatar during the Arab conquest in the seventh century.

Buddhism is represented by 2.1 percent of the population and mainly consists of migrant workers.

Hinduism, also mainly represented by migrant workers, is represented by 13.8 percent of the population.

Judaism is represented by less than 0.01 percent of the population.

Other religions are represented by 0.5 percent of the population and are mainly adherence to the Baha'i faith.

Irreligion is represented by 0.6 percent of the population