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Qatar is a country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula (on the Qatar peninsula) on the Persian Gulf.Capital: Doha Language: Arabic Currency: Qatar rial Population: 2 700 390 (2018) Area: 11,586 km2
1. Independence from Great Britain was obtained on September 3, 1971. 2. The population density is 81 people / km2. 3. The country is 27 times smaller than Poland. 4. The main religion is Islam: 79%. 5. The highest peak is Kurayn Abu al-Baul, 103 m above sea level. 6. There is no river network in this country. 7. Full name of the country - State of Qatar. 8. Political system - absolute monarchy. 9. It is one of the richest countries in the world. 10. The country is inhabited by about 5-10 Poles.
11. Qatar is the smallest country in football history that will host the 2022 World Cup, although it has never qualified for it.
12. There is a total ban on alcohol consumption in the country.
13. The national air carrier 'Qatar Airways' sells alcohol on its aircraft.
14. Qatar is the largest exporter of natural gas in the world, has the fastest growing economy and the highest income per capita.
15. Gasoline costs pennies. It is cheaper to refuel completely than to buy coffee.
16. About half of adults and one-third of children have obesity problems.
Military potential
17. Position in the list of the best armies in the world:
- 2015 - 81 place,
- 2018 - 99 place.
18. Number of soldiers:
- 2014 - 12,000 professional and 0 reservists,
- 2018 - 12,000 professional and 0 reservists.
19. Amount of equipment:
- 2014 - 90 tanks, 440 armored vehicles, 72 jet planes and 45 helicopters,
- 2018 - 92 tanks, 464 armored vehicles, 101 jet planes and 43 helicopters.
20. Expenses for the army:
- 2014 - $ 1,900,000,000 (8,132,000,000 PLN),
- 2018 - $ 1,930,000,000 (PLN 8,260,000,000).
21. Sea fleet ...
- in 2014 , it had about 60 ships, in 2018 it has about 64 ships.
22. It is the richest country in the world.
23. In this country camel races are organized with robots sitting on their backs.
24. In this country there is no minimum wage set by the government.
25. The amount of income tax in Qatar is 10%.
26. The unemployment rate in 2018 is 0.1% .
27. In Qatar, an average adult consumes about 1.5 liters of pure alcohol annually
28. Most is drunk - 85%, followed by wine - 13.7%, beer - 1%, and other alcoholic beverages - 0.3%
31. The average IQ level is 78.
32. The national animal is an Arabian oryx.
33. In built-up areas the speed limit is 100 km / h.
34. Outside the built-up areas, the speed limit is 120 km / h.
35. Zero tolerance for drivers driving by the glass. You must have 0.0 promile.
36. In 2013, 204 people lost their lives as a result of road accidents.
37. In this country there are more than 648,000 motor vehicles (263 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants).
38. There are no women in the government of Qatar.
39. In this country there are more than 9 830 km of paved roads including over 454 km of expressways (0.02% of all roads in the world).
40. The country has 6 airports, 4 of the paved surface.
41. In this country, more than 2 016 000 (2015) 2 644 550 (2018) people have access to the Internet (about 109% of the population).
42. About 1,700,000 (2015) 2,300,000 (2018) Facebook accounts were established.
43. National top-level domain is the .qa . There are over 14,590 websites with this extension.
44. The most popular pages with the extension .qa are: google.com.qa, moi.gov.qa and qtel.qa.
45. In 2018 , the country has over $ 45,381,000,000 (PLN 194 230,680,000) in foreign currency reserves (0.33% of all foreign currency reserves of the world).
46. Gross domestic product (GDP) ...
- in 2015 it is $ 227 101,000,000 (PLN 971 992 280,000),
- in 2018 it is $ 168,000,000,000 (PLN 719 040,000,000).
47. Internal debt at the beginning of ...
- 2015 was 31.5% of GDP, i.e. approximately: $ 71 536 815 000 (PLN 306 177 568 200),
- 2018 was 54.4% of GDP, i.e. approximately: $ 91 392 000 000 ( PLN 391 157 760 000). To pay it back, each citizen would have to give around $ 37,099 (PLN 158,784).
48. At the beginning of 2015 , foreign debt amounted to approximately: $ 156,800,000,000 (PLN 67,110,400,000).
49. 33% of adults living in this country are overweight.
50. In this country the average adult person smokes 23 cigarettes a month.
51. The tallest building in Qatar is the Aspire Tower in Doha, 300 meters high (36 floors). It was built in 2007.
52. There are 23 "skyscrapers" in Doha (buildings over 150 meters high).
53. In a country that is 2,2% of people above 15 years of age who can not read or write (approximately 54 196 people).
54. Lowest temperature: 3,8 ° C was measured in Qatar.
55. Highest temperature: 50.4 ° C was measured in Doha.
56. Cardiac failure is the most deadly disease in this country.
57. The average life expectancy in this country is 77.9 years (women - 77.3 years and men - 78.1 years).
58. 10 women give birth to an average of 19 children
59. The average age people living in this country is 32.8 years.
60. In this country is about:
- 303,000 people (12.52%) in the age group 0-14 years.
- 2 098 000 people (86.58%) in the age group 15-64 years.
- 21,800 people (0.9%) over 65 years old.
61. In this country, about 23 800 children are born every year (1.0% of the population), and about 3 700 people die (0.2% of the population).
62. There are 660 km2 of agricultural land in Qatar (6% of the country's area).
63,192 out of 1000 have firearms.
64. Umm Bab is the highest situated city in the country.
65. In this country, women have been entitled to vote since 1997.
66. The country joined the UN on September 21, 1971.
67. The working week is 48 hours.
68. 92% of the country's population lives in urban areas.
69. The last death penalty was carried out in 2003.
70. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 0%, and for companies 10% (2018).
71. Tax on goods and services is 0% (2018).
72. The level of inflation in 2018 is 0.2%.
73. Qatar has 26,600 kg of gold reserves (2018).
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