Western Asia
Flag of Qatar
A desert peninsula that turned gas into gleaming skylines.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #781830 65%
- #f0f0f0 32%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Qatar in numbers
| Official name | State of Qatar |
|---|---|
| Capital | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Population | 2,881,060 |
| Area | 11,586 km² · 249 people per km² |
| Currency | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Country codes | QA · QAT · .qa |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Qatar holds some of the largest natural gas reserves on the planet, which transformed it into one of the world's wealthiest nations.
- Its capital, Doha, rose from a pearl-diving town into a skyline of futuristic towers in just a few decades.
- Qatar hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the first time the tournament was held in the Arab world.
Did you know
Qatar is a peninsula so flat that its highest natural point is only a modest hill, yet it built some of the tallest buildings in the Gulf.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.