| Official name: |
State of Qatar
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| Capital: |
Doha
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| Area: |
total: 11,437 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 11,437 sq km
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| Location: |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
25 30 N, 51 15 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Connecticut
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 60 km border countries: Saudi Arabia 60 km
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| Coastline: |
563 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
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