{"id":63,"date":"2025-07-21T20:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site2.obuitron.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:16:52","slug":"qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site2.obuitron.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Qatar<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/\u02c8k\u00e6\u02cct\u0251\u02d0r\/<\/a>,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0t\u0251\u02d0r\/<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Qatar.ogg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/29\/En-us-Qatar.ogg\">listen<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0t\u0259r\/<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/k\u0259\u02c8t\u0251\u02d0r\/<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:En-us-Qatar-2.ogg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/09\/En-us-Qatar-2.ogg\">listen<\/a>);<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic_language\">Arabic<\/a>: \u0642\u0637\u0631 <em>Qa\u1e6dar<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Arabic\">[\u02c8q\u0251t\u02e4\u0251r]<\/a>; local dialect: <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Arabic\">[\u0261\u026at\u02e4\u0251r]<\/a>),<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-EoI-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup> officially the <strong>State of Qatar<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic_language\">Arabic<\/a>: \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0642\u0637\u0631 <em>Dawlat Qa\u1e6dar<\/em>), is a <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sovereignty\">sovereign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Country\">country<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Asia\">Western Asia<\/a>. It is on the small Qatari-Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabian_Peninsula\">Arabian Peninsula<\/a>. Its only land border is with <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> to the south, with the rest of it&#8217;s territory surrounded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\">Persian Gulf<\/a>. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahrain\">Bahrain<\/a>, as well as sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maritime_border\">maritime borders<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Arab_Emirates\">United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\">Ottoman<\/a> 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. <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Jassim_bin_Mohammed_Al_Thani&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani<\/a> was the founder of the State of Qatar. Qatar is a <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hereditary_monarchy\">hereditary monarchy<\/a> and its head of state is Emir <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheikh_Tamim_bin_Hamad_Al_Thani\">Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani<\/a>. Whether it should be called a <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constitutional_monarchy\">constitutional<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-BBC9Sep05-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-USState2011-13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Absolute_monarchy\">absolute monarchy<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-ftManage-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-ciaw-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-cangov-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup> is a matter of opinion. In 2003, the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, with 100% in favour.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-electionguide.org-17\">[17]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-princeton.edu-18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup> As of early 2017, Qatar&#8217;s total population was around 2.6 million: 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Expatriates&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">expatriates<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-pop-19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar is a high income economy and is a developed country, with the world&#8217;s third largest <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_natural_gas_proven_reserves&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">natural gas reserves<\/a> and oil reserves.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-20\">[20]<\/a><\/sup> The country has the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita\">highest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Per_capita_income\">per capita income<\/a> 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.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-21\">[21]<\/a><\/sup> Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world, supporting several <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebellion\">rebel<\/a> groups during the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arab_Spring\">Arab Spring<\/a> both financially and through its globally expanding media group, <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Al_Jazeera_Media_Network&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Al Jazeera Media Network<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-22\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-23\">[23]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-24\">[24]<\/a><\/sup> For its small size, Qatar has a lot of influence in the world, and has been identified as a <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Middle_power&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">middle power<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-25\">[25]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-26\">[26]<\/a><\/sup> Qatar hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2022_FIFA_World_Cup\">2022 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, becoming the first Arab country to do so.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar#cite_note-27\">[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar (\/\u02c8k\u00e6\u02cct\u0251\u02d0r\/,[8] \/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0t\u0251\u02d0r\/ (listen), \/\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0t\u0259r\/ or \/k\u0259\u02c8t\u0251\u02d0r\/ (listen);[9] Arabic: \u0642\u0637\u0631 Qa\u1e6dar [\u02c8q\u0251t\u02e4\u0251r]; local dialect: [\u0261\u026at\u02e4\u0251r]),[10][11] officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0642\u0637\u0631 Dawlat Qa\u1e6dar), is a sovereign country in Western Asia. It is on the small Qatari-Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its only land border is with Saudi Arabia to 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