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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Qatar

probably from Arabic katran "tar, resin," in reference to petroleum. Related: Qatari.

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Qatar

Qatar (, , or ; ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar ( ), is a sovereign country located in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island of Bahrain, as well as sharing sea borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971. Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar. Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional or an absolute monarchy is a matter of opinion. In 2003, the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, with almost 98% in favour. In 2013, Qatar's total population was 1.8 million: 278,000 Qatari citizens and 1.5 million expatriates.

Qatar is a high income economy and is a developed country, backed by the world's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves. The country has the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar is classified by the UN as a country of very high human development and is the most advanced Arab state for human development. Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world, supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through its globally expanding media group, Al Jazeera Media Network. For its size, Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world, and has been identified as a middle power. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Arab country to do so.

Qatar (disambiguation)

Qatar is a country in the Middle East.

Qatar may also refer to:

  • Qatar, East Azerbaijan, Iran
  • Qatar, West Azerbaijan, Iran
  • Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar
  • Qatar SC, a sports club based in Doha, Qatar

Usage examples of "qatar".

GCC states are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

Although Qatar is probably more wary of the Saudis than either of its northern Gulf neighbors, Iran is closer and more menacing to it than Iraq.

Qatar, Oman, and the UAE were among the first Arab governments to publicly call for an easing of the sanctions, starting in March 1995.

We had Australia, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Qatar, Turkey, and Romania and dozens of others on our side.

FOR TWO FRANTIC days after Qatar and Marshall died on the hillside, Lucas had shuttled between grand juries in Goodhue and Hennepin counties.

Qatar busied himself reinstalling software on the new drive, rebuilding his art files from the ZIP disks.

But I will talk about the Emirates and Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, even Oman and Saudi Arabia, all the places in the Gulf States where the Kendrick Group operated.

Lucas and Marcy had just gotten back from a meeting with the county attorney, where Kirk and Towson began laying the lines of a deal offer for Qatar.