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Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of Qatar, and operates flights from its home of Doha Hamad International Airport to more than 90 countries on every inhabited continent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] List
The country enfranchised women at the same time as men in connection with the 1999 elections for a Central Municipal Council. [116] [207] These elections—the first-ever in Qatar—were intentionally held on 8 March 1999, International Women's Day. [116] As of 2024 Qatar is still ranked 40 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions ...
February 3, 2004 (): Singapore Airlines set a new record using the Airbus A340-500 on a great circle distance of 14,113 kilometres (8,769 mi; 7,620 nmi) from Los Angeles to Singapore in a scheduled time of 18 hours 20 minutes carrying 181 passengers.
This is a list representing time zones by country. Countries are ranked by total number of time zones on their territory. Time zones of a country include that of dependent territories (except Antarctic claims). France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones with 12 (13 including its claim in Antarctica and all other counties ).
Qatar Airways has been fully controlled by the government since July 2013, [135] following the buyout of a 50% stake from a former foreign minister and other shareholders. [136] At March 2023, the Qatar Airways Group employed more than 48,000 people, of whom 32,000 worked directly for the airline. [6]
Despite their proximity to Qatar (they are only about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) from the Qatari mainland whilst being about 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the main islands of Bahrain), [6] most of the islands belong to Bahrain, having been a part of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar which was resolved in 2001. [7]
Map of the United Arab Emirates showing the pre-1974 boundary; note that, by this map, the UAE borders Qatar. Prior to the signing of the 1974 Treaty of Jeddah between Saudi Arabia and the UAE there was some confusion as to whether Qatar shared a border with the UAE, with maps commonly depicting a long Emirati panhandle touching Qatar.
Doha is the capital of the country and the major administrative, commercial, and population center. [1] In 1993 it was linked to other towns and development sites by a system of about 1,000 km (620 mi) of paved roads. [1] Doha's international airport has an approximately 4,500 m (14,800 ft) main runway, capable of receiving all kinds of ...