Qatar
Qatar
Capital Doha
11,586 km² · 2,972,215 people (2025) · Qatari riyal
A peninsula about 160 km long jutting into the Persian Gulf, almost entirely flat desert; the highest point is 103 m. It has no permanent rivers, and the Khor Al Adaid inland sea in the south-east is one of very few places in the world where the sea reaches deep into the dunes.
The facts
- Capital
- Doha
- Area
- 11,586 km² — 4,473 sq mi
- Population
- 2,972,215 (2025)
- Density
- 256.5 people per km²
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (QAR, ر.ق)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +974
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- QA · QAT
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 160 of 200
- By population
- 139 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 13,812 | 623,129 |
| Vanuatu | 12,189 | 335,169 |
| Qatar ← | 11,586 | 2,972,215 |
| Gambia | 11,300 | 2,822,093 |
| Jamaica | 10,991 | 2,837,077 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Qatar?
- Doha
- What currency does Qatar use?
- The Qatari riyal (QAR).
- How big is Qatar?
- 11,586 km², or 4,473 square miles — 160 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Qatar drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Montenegro 13,812 km²
- Vanuatu 12,189 km²
- Gambia 11,300 km²
- Jamaica 10,991 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)