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Qatar COUNTRY
Formal Name: State of Qatar.
Short Form: Qatar.
Term for Citizens: Qatari(s); adjectival form,
Qatari.
Capital: Doha.
Date of Independence: September 3, 1971.
GEOGRAPHY
Size: 11,437 square kilometers.
Topography: Mostly low-lying, barren terrain.
Climate: Long, hot summers with alternating
periods of
high and low humidity; mild winters with limited rainfall.
Data as of January 1993
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