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1 Qatar Natalie Henry

2 Geography Absolute Location map of Qatar 25 30 North 5115 East
Relative Location Mid east peninsula boarding Saudi Arabia Cars,tucks,and airplanes Plains, hills ,caves

3 History Qatar had no official government ‘til the late 1700’s.
Qatar became an independent country in 1971. In 1972,Khalifa bin Hamed al-Thani the deputy, became emir.

4 Economy 1 Qatar is a almost developed country
21.8% of the population is between 0-14 13.9 out of every 1,000 babies die

5 Economy 2 Only 89% of the people in Qatar can read
70.9% of the people that live in Qatar live in the cities . 48.1% of the people in Qatar own car

6 Politics 1 Qatar is an emirate.
the person that rules Qatar is called," emir”. The emir puts together 18 member council of ministers

7 Politics 2 35 member advisory council
The government doesn't allow political party Qatar allows both men and women to vote and run for office

8 Culture 95% of the population is Muslim Arabic and English Holidays
Ramadan Eid al-fitr Muslim new year

9 Culture 2 Traditional Arab clothing Men Women disdasha’s ghutrah
colorful long long-sleeved dresses “anabaya”

10 Facts and Figures Population: 140,702,096 Growth rate:-474%
Life expectancy Men:73.5 Women:76.98 Literacy Men:89.1% Women:88.6%

11 Interesting Info Rice,lamb,and sheep is the most popular foods in Qatar Favorite sports 1. football 2.car racing Dating is forbidden in Qatar

12 Citations www.Gale virtual refrence.com
Book name:Qatar


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