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Al Zubarah Fort is part of the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site on the northwestern coast of Qatar, about 105 km (65 mi) north of the capital of Doha. The site was a pearling and trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the name is derived from the Arabic word for “sand mounds.” Built in 1938, the fort served as a Qatari Coast Guard station before being converted to a museum for archaeological finds from the site.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>almost twice the size of Delaware; slightly smaller than Connecticut</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Qatar. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 7

Labor force

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Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 1

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 17

Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 1

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 166

Heliports

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Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 80

Military and Security

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