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Qatar

Qatar ( or ; ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), also known as the country or State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.

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Area

  • 11437.0 km2

Population

  • 1758793

Currency

  • Qatari riyal

Form of Government

  • Monarchy
  • Absolute monarchy
  • Emirate
Qatar's Interior Ministry says 13 children are among 19 killed in fire at a Doha shopping mall

Qatar's Interior Ministry says 13 children are among 19 killed in fire at a Doha shopping mall.

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