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GeographyLocation: Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
Area: Land boundaries: total 60 km, Saudi Arabia 60 km Coastline: 563 km
PeoplePopulation: 533,916 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.74% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 22.72 births/1,000 population Death rate: 3.59 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 8.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 20.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.63 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14% Religions: Muslim 95% Languages: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1986)
Government
Names:
Type: traditional monarchy Capital: Doha Independence: 3 September 1971 (from UK) Constitution: provisional constitution enacted 2 April 1970
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.7 billion National product real growth rate: -1% National product per capita: $20,820 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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