Country profile
Qatar
State of Qatar · Western Asia
👥 Population
2,972,215
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Doha
🗺 Area
11,586 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$215.56B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.886
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
257 /km²
💱 Currency
QAR
Qatari riyal
🗣 Languages
Arabic
About Qatar
Qatar (officially State of Qatar) is a country in Western Asia, with Doha as its capital. It is home to roughly 2.97 million people, giving a population density of about 257 people per square kilometre. The country covers 11,586 km² of land and shares land borders with 1 neighbouring country. Its economy is valued at approximately $215.56B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.886. The official currency is the Qatari riyal (QAR), and the main language is Arabic.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$360.22B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$126,046
GDP growth
2.9%
Inflation
1.3%
Unemployment
0.1%
👥 People
Life expectancy
82.5 yrs
Fertility rate
1.72
Pop. growth
3.9%
Urban population
99.4%
Infant mortality /1k
4.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
98.1%
Literacy rate
97.8%
Physicians /1k
3.02
Renewable energy
0.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Doha
Currency
QAR
Dialing code
+974
Internet TLD
.qa
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Fun facts about Qatar
- Qatar is the 135th most populous country in the world, with about 2.97 million people.
- By land area it is the 158th-largest country in the world, covering 11,586 km².
- It has the world's 55th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($215.56B).
- Qatar shares land borders with 1 country.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.886.
- Qatar has a population density of about 257 people per square kilometre.
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