About Qatar

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1. Where is Qatar? in West Africa in the Caribbean in the Arabian Gulf in the South Pacific

2. What is the capital of Qatar? Al Wakrah Dukhan Doha Dhaka

3. How large is Qatar? 2,400 square miles 4,400 square miles 18,400 square miles 10,400 square miles

4. Which country ruled Qatar from the 1700's to the mid 1800's? Saudi Arabia Bahrain Iran Oman

5. In what year did Qatar become independent? 1974 1972 1971 1973

6. Only 20% of the population of Qatar are Qatari. True False

7. In which year did the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, come to power? 2000 1992 1999 1995

8. About what percentage of export income is from sales of oil and natural gas? 85% 50% 95% 65%

9. The currency used in Qatar is the rupee. True False

10. Which well known satellite channel is broadcast from Qatar? Al Arabiya Al Jazeera MSNBC Reuters