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 QatarNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions 9 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Salal none (territory of Australia)
Age structure 0-14 years:
25.77% (male 101,155; female 97,086)

15-64 years:
71.75% (male 391,178; female 160,665)

65 years and over:
2.48% (male 13,625; female 5,443) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 4 (2000 est.) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

over 3,047 m:
2 (2000 est.)
total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
-
Area total:
11,437 sq km

land:
11,437 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Connecticut about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Background Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the amir who had ruled the country since 1972. He was overthrown by his son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, in a bloodless coup in 1995. In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Oil and natural gas revenues enable Qatar to have a per capita income not far below the leading industrial countries of Western Europe. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate 15.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA
Budget revenues:
$3.9 billion

expenditures:
$4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.)
revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
Capital Doha name: Kingston


geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E


time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 563 km 32 km
Constitution provisional constitution enacted 19 April 1972; in July 1999 Amir HAMAD issued a decree forming a committee to draft a permanent constitution Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Country name conventional long form:
State of Qatar

conventional short form:
Qatar

local long form:
Dawlat Qatar

local short form:
Qatar

note:
closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency Qatari rial (QAR) -
Death rate 4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA
Debt - external $13.1 billion (2000 est.) $NA
Dependency status - self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Elizabeth Davenport MCKUNE

embassy:
22 February Road, Doha

mailing address:
P. O. Box 2399, Doha

telephone:
[974] 488 4101

FAX:
[974] 488 4298

note:
workweek is Saturday-Wednesday
none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Badr Umar al-DAFA

chancery:
4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016

telephone:
[1] (202) 274-1600

FAX:
[1] (202) 237-0061

consulate(s) general:
Houston
none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international in March of 2001, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) awarded the Hawar Islands to Bahrain and adjusted its maritime boundary with Qatar; a final border resolution was agreed to with Saudi Arabia in March of 2001 none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $NA
Economy - overview Oil accounts for more than 30% of GDP, roughly 80% of export earnings, and 66% of government revenues. Proved oil reserves of 3.7 billion barrels should ensure continued output at current levels for 23 years. Oil has given Qatar a per capita GDP comparable to that of the leading West European industrial countries. Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 7 trillion cubic meters, more than 5% of the world total, third largest in the world. Production and export of natural gas are becoming increasingly important. Long-term goals feature the development of offshore petroleum and the diversification of the economy. In 2000, Qatar posted its highest ever trade surplus of $6 billion, due mainly to high oil prices and increased natural gas exports. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption 8.37 billion kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 9 billion kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Persian Gulf 0 m

highest point:
Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities NA
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
-
Ethnic groups Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14% descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Exchange rates Qatari rials per US dollar - 3.6400 (fixed rate) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)
Executive branch chief of state:
Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 27 June 1995 when, as crown prince, he ousted his father, Amir KHALIFA bin Hamad Al Thani, in a bloodless coup); Crown Prince JASSIM bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, third son of the monarch (selected crown prince by the monarch 22 October 1996); note - Amir HAMAD also holds the positions of minister of defense and commander-in-chief of the armed forces

head of government:
Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the monarch (since 30 October 1996); Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the monarch (since 20 January 1998)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary

note:
in March 1999 Qatar held nationwide elections for a 29-member Central Municipal Council, which has consultative powers aimed at improving the provision of municipal services
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general


head of government: Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports $9.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.) $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities petroleum products 80%, fertilizers, steel postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners Japan 52%, Singapore 9%, South Korea 8%, US, UAE (1998) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 July - 30 June
Flag description maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $15.1 billion (2000 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1%

industry:
49%

services:
50% (1996 est.)
-
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $20,300 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 4% (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 25 30 N, 51 15 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways total:
1,230 km

paved:
1,107 km

unpaved:
123 km (1996)
-
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
-
Imports $3.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.) $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals NA
Imports - partners UK 10%, Japan 8%, Germany 6%, US 6%, Italy 6% (1998) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Independence 3 September 1971 (from UK) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate 21.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000) -
International organization participation ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land 80 sq km (1993 est.) NA
Judicial branch Court of Appeal Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 233,000 (1993 est.) NA
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 10%


industry and services: 90%
Land boundaries total:
60 km

border countries:
Saudi Arabia 60 km
0 km
Land use arable land:
1%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
5%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
94% (1993 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system discretionary system of law controlled by the amir, although civil codes are being implemented; Islamic law is significant in personal matters based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats; members appointed)

note:
the constitution calls for elections for part of this consultative body, but no elections have been held since 1970, when there were partial elections to the body; Council members have their terms extended every four years since
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; to serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth total population:
72.62 years

male:
70.16 years

female:
75.21 years (2001 est.)
total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
79%

male:
79%

female:
80% (1995 est.)
NA
Location Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Middle East Oceania
Maritime claims contiguous zone:
24 NM

exclusive economic zone:
as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total:
25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 677,992 GRT/1,049,447 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6 (2000 est.)
-
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $723 million (FY00/01) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 10% (FY00/01) -
Military manpower - availability males age 15-49:
312,116

note:
includes non-nationals (2001 est.)
-
Military manpower - fit for military service males age 15-49:
163,642 (2001 est.)
-
Military manpower - military age 18 years of age -
Military manpower - reaching military age annually males:
6,797 (2001 est.)
-
National holiday Independence Day, 3 September (1971) Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Qatari(s)

adjective:
Qatari
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards haze, dust storms, sandstorms common typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, fish fish
Net migration rate 20.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA
Pipelines crude oil 235 km; natural gas 400 km -
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 769,152 (July 2001 est.) 2,114 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 3.18% (2001 est.) 0.006% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id) -
Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998) AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Radios 256,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Muslim 95% Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
2.43 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
2.5 male(s)/female

total population:
1.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
NA
Suffrage suffrage is limited to municipal elections 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
modern system centered in Doha

domestic:
NA

international:
tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat
general assessment: adequate


domestic: free local calls


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use 142,000 (1997) 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular 43,476 (1997) 0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002)
Television broadcast stations 2 (plus three repeaters) (1997) 1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Terrain mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate 3.17 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none -
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