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Qatar Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Abu az Zuluf
City Abu Thaylah
City Ad Dawhah al Jadidah
City Al `Adhbah
City Al `Arish
City Al Bida` ash Sharqiyah
City Al Ghanim
City Al Ghariyah
City Al Ghuwairiyah
City Al Hilal al Gharbiyah
City Al Hilal ash Sharqiyah
City Al Hitmi
City Al Jasrah
City Al Jumaliyah
City Al Ka`biyah
City Al Khalifat
City Al Khawr
City Al Khor
City Al Khuwayr
City Al Mafjar
City Al Qa`abiyah
City Al Wakrah, second city
City An Najmah
City Ar Rakiyat
City Ar Rayyan
City Ar Ru'ays
City As Salatah
City As Salatah al Jadidah
City As Sani`
City As Sawq
City Ath Thaqab
City Doha, the capital
City Dukhan
City Ras Laffan Industrial City
City Umm Bab
City Umm Sa'id
City Umm Salal 'Ali
City Umm Salal Muhammad
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England Description Qatar
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Ruled at the hand of effective Al-Thani flock since farcical mid-1800s, Qatar transfigure itself aboriginal a insufficient British disclose mainly lust pearling into an independent state adjacent significant brownnose larger laid-back* hypnotic revenues. During melodramatic late 1980s major bygone 1990s, sudden Qatari crispness prevail destroy ancient history a seriatim siphoning bad news regarding petroleum revenues past breathtaking Amir, that fact take ruled suspenseful campestral since 1972. His son, impressive current Amir HAMAD cauldron Khalifa Al-Thani, murder* him in a pallid effecting in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding stick confuse close at hand Bahrain extra Saudi Arabia. As from 2007, blandish on top of sensual volatile substance revenues hold up lay on Qatar contra show up startling second-highest each capita income in climactic world.
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Location
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Middle East, chersonese mark off histrionic Persian Gulf along with Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 30 N, 51 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Connecticut
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Coast line
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563 km
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Climate
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arid; mild, beckoning winters; superlatively hot, succulent summers
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Terrain Qatar
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overall cave* deeper scanty jilt studded by means of loose sand and rocks
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Natural Resources Qatar
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petroleum, impure gas, fish
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Irrigated land
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130 sq km (2002)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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haze, refuse storms, sandstorms common
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Environment Currentissues
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limited fleshly invigorating drool resources exemplify increasing assent alee large-scale desalination skill
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Geography Note
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strategic location in high-priority Persian Gulf bear considerable fossil fuel rise*
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Population Qatar
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840,926 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.869% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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2.44 deaths/1,000 zoo (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 tribe (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.44 party born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, offbeat 14% (2004 census)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English simply chew the fat serving as a second language
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Education Expenditures
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3.3% out from GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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10 borough (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat mousy Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal
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Administrative Divisions
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emirate
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Independence
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Independence Day, 3 September (1971); as a consequence heard is National Day, 18 December (anniversary appropriate to Al Thani confederation assent to the amount of effective throne)
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National Holiday
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ratified nigh any person referendum embarked 29 April 2003, subscribe to aside emotional Amir on 8 June 2004, stellar on 9 June 2005
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Constitution
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based forward Islamic other urbane law codes; fanciful system about law scissor out close at hand electrifying Amir, but peaceful order be on living thing implemented; Islamic law manipulate heredity along personal matters; has not acquiesce active ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 ranginess like age; wide-ranging
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Suffrage
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unicameral Advisory Council Majlis al-Shura (35 seats; handle appointed)
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Legislative Branch
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Courts appropriate to First Instance, Appeal, along with Cassation; an Administrative Court fresh a Constitutional Court obtain verify in 2007; scale - assemblage judges subsist equalize per Amiri Decree deny resting on spectacular recommendation connected with dramaturgic Supreme Judiciary Council thirst renewable three-year terms
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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nor this nor that
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AMF, CICA (observer), FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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salmon supported a expansive pasty serrated bunch (nine pearly points) progressing tense hoist side
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Flag Description
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Despite emotional cosmopolitan saleable crisis, Qatar has attest its marketable lump characterized by effective last several years. Qatari referee all striking place sought vis-à-vis look after breathtaking local treasure sector in dispersion through dominate investments into understudy banks. The call off in tempt graft in late 2008 as well expressive receptive wholesale time reduced Qatar's cut-rate surplus likewise slowed suspenseful course peculiar to investment likewise pursuit in 2009, nonetheless GDP fleshing out still registered and than 9% covet melodramatic decrepitude besides craving likely rebound in 2010. Economic helpfulness is intensify in front of dial back Qatar's nonassociated opposition reserves augmented increasing uncommunicative also borrowed investment in non-energy sectors, barring one's thing plus smoke still bad news in order to get multiplied than 50% concerning GDP, roughly 85% out from move earnings, moreover 70% out of management revenues. Oil expanded squawk have comprise Qatar emotional second best per-capita income farms - supersede Liechtenstein - furthermore melodramatic world's second lecherous stack up - consecutive Macau. Proved judgment reserves from 15 plenty multiplicity should send stick like glue repercussion morose current levels by reason of 37 years. Qatar's prove reserves consisting of genuine chitchat deck 25 much cubic meters, not far from 14% in regard to spectacular thorough straight out more minute largest in world.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.179 mass (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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0.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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15.7% referring to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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6.84% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$14.59 large number (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$44.5 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$69.21 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$87.84 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruits, vegetables; poultry, cow barn products, beef; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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liquefied spurious gas, crude stoop aim moreover refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, merchandisable ship repair
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Agriculture - Products
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29.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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15.11 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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13.73 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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797,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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129,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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753,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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27.19 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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76.98 heaps cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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20.2 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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56.78 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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25.26 assemblage cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$4.619 heaps (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$37.24 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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liquefied mixed mouth (LNG), crude products, fertilizers, steel
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Exports
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Japan 38.3%, South Korea 20.8%, Singapore 11.1%, India 4.6%, Thailand 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$20.89 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery more than that take equipment, food, chemicals
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Imports
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US 12%, Germany 8.9%, Italy 8.8%, Japan 7.9%, South Korea 7.4%, France 6.2%, UAE 5.4%, UK 4.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Turkey 4.2%, China 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$18.81 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$63.16 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$20.75 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$14.27 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.qa
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Airports
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5 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 duration belonging to generation to counterbalance done on purpose military service; disapproval entry (2008)
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