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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

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked