Location Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Geographic coordinates 25 30 N, 51 15 E

Map references Middle East

Area
total: 11,437 sq km
land: 11,437 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries
total: 60 km
border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km

Coastline 563 km

Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer

Terrain mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Qurayn Aba al Bawl 103 m

Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, fish

Land use
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: 5%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 94% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 80 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards haze, dust storms, sandstorms common

Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits

NOTE: The information regarding Qatar on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Qatar Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Qatar Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.