Qatar 
Facts
Population:
769,152 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
25.77% (male 101,155; female 97,086)
15-64 years:
71.75% (male 391,178; female 160,665)
65 years and over:
2.48% (male 13,625; female 5,443) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.18% (2001 est.)
Birth rate:
15.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:
4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate:
20.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
2.43 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.5 male(s)/female
total population:
1.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
21.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.62 years
male:
70.16 years
female:
75.21 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.17 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.09% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun:
Qatari(s)
adjective:
Qatari
Ethnic groups:
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Religions:
Muslim 95%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79%
male:
79%
female:
80% (1995 est.)
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $15.1 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $20,300 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture:
1%
industry:
49%
services:
50% (1996 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:
NA%
highest 10%:
NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.5% (2000)
Labor force:
233,000 (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$3.9 billion
expenditures:
$4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.)
Industries:
crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement
Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
Electricity - production:
9 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel:
100%
hydro:
0%
nuclear:
0%
other:
0% (1999)
Electricity - consumption:
8.37 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (1999)
Agriculture - products:
fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish
Exports:
$9.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum products 80%, fertilizers, steel
Exports - partners:
Japan 52%, Singapore 9%, South Korea 8%, US, UAE (1998)
Imports:
$3.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals
Imports - partners:
UK 10%, Japan 8%, Germany 6%, US 6%, Italy 6% (1998)
Debt - external:
$13.1 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$NA
Currency:
Qatari rial (QAR)
Currency code:
QAR
Exchange rates:
Qatari rials per US dollar - 3.6400 (fixed rate)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Statistics: CIA World Factbook.
Press
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(English-language news portal), Doha
http://english.aljazeera.net/
Al-Arab
(Pro-government weekly), Doha
(Pro-government), Doha
http://www.raya.com/
(Arabic), Doha
http://www.al-watan.com/
Ash-Sharq
(Semi-official), Doha
(Pro-government, English-language), Doha
http://www.gulf-times.com/
(Online news), Doha
http://islamonline.net/english/index.shtml
Qatar in the News
Does Arab television generate anti-Americanism or is it political, economic and cultural factors? Whatever the reasons, the image of America in the Middle East today is as low as it has probably ever been.
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