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Qatar
25.5N 51.3E · 21 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN · 3 SEPTEMBER 1971
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2013 - 2026 · Qatar Under Tamim: Blockade and World Stage
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5 June 2017 · Blockade by neighbouring states 2 REFS
20 November - 18 December 2022 · Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup 2 REFS
1971 - 2013 · The Gas Boom: Hamad, Al Jazeera and New Wealth
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27 June 1995 · Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa takes power 2 REFS
1 November 1996 · Al Jazeera launched 2 REFS
1939 - 1971 · Oil, the End of Pearls, and Independence
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1949 · First oil exports begin 2 REFS
3 September 1971 · Independence from Britain 2 REFS
1871 - 1935 · Between the Ottomans and Britain: The 1916 Protectorate
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18 December 1878 · Sheikh Jassim succeeds as ruler 2 REFS
March 1893 · Battle of Al Wajba 2 REFS
1850s - 1871 · The Rise of the Al Thani and the 1868 Agreement
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1867 · Bahraini attack and the Qatari-Bahraini conflict 2 REFS
12 September 1868 · British agreement with Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani 2 REFS
Antiquity - early 19th century · Pearls, Tribes and the Town of Al Zubarah
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from antiquity · Pearling and fishing villages on the Gulf coast 2 REFS
c. 1760s · Founding of Al Zubarah 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2.3 m
- Area
- 11,586 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (ر.ق)
- Demonym
- Qatari
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$216 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$72,525’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.9%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.3%’24 WB-WDI
Trade openness
100.2%’22 WB-WDI
Society
Population
3.0 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
82.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
99.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.7’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
97.8%’14 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
40.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
82.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
73.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
70.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
67.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
63.1’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
2.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.02’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
5.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
99.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
95.3%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
97.8%’14 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.2%’20 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
97.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
99.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
43.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.7%’21 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
948’21 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
98.1%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
154’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
2.8%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
11,490 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
6.4%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
47.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
27.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
15.3%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
6.5%’22 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$15 B’22 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
22,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($216 B), superseding 2024 ($219 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($72,525), superseding 2024 ($76,689) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (2.9%), superseding 2024 (2.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2022 value revised by the publisher: 100.2% → 100.2% — +0.00 points → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (3.0 m), superseding 2024 (2.9 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (99.4%), superseding 2024 (99.3%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14