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The location of Qatar An enlargeable map of the State of Qatar. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar: . The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. [1]
Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia in a strategic location near major petroleum and natural gas deposits. The State of Qatar occupies 11,571 km 2 (4,468 sq mi) on a peninsula that extends about 160 km (99 mi) north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula.
Qatar, [a] officially the State of Qatar, [b] is a country in West Asia.It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.
The prominent regional political union Gulf Cooperation Council includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In modern history, various former British Empire protectorates , [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] including the Trucial States were Arab states along the Persian Gulf .
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.
The political system of Qatar runs under an authoritarian [1] [2] semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar , the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has a limited ability to reject legislation and dismiss ministers.
Topographic map of the United Arab Emirates; note that the boundary shown in this map touches Khor Al Adaid in Qatar, as it was before the 1974 agreements. Throughout the 20th century, Khor Al Adaid was the focus of border disputes between Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE .