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Qatar – Famed for pearling! Qatar’s natural gas and oil reserves made Qatar the second-highest per capital Income State in the world. A small peninsula reaching into the Persian Gulf from the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, Qatar has been an independent and prosperous sovereign state since 1971.

Today, the approximately 840,000 people of Qatar receive free education, electricity, health care, water, and the government of Qatar provides them with low-cost loans to build houses upon marriage, thanks to the wise leadership of H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Heir Apparent.

Qatar possesses more than 15% of the Earth’s proven gas reserves and continues to emerge as a global energy giant. Oil and gas revenue creates more than 50% of GDP, 85% of export revenue and 70% of government revenue. The Qatar proven oil reserve of 15 billion barrels means present output levels will continue strong for decades to come.

The government is in the process of diversifying the Qatari economy, and seeks better ways to bolster the strength of Qatari companies in industries such as agriculture, building materials, chemicals and commercial ship repair. Qatar Telecom (Q-Tel) has investments in 17 countries and over 57.5 million subscribers.

Doing Business in Qatar

The State of Qatar is located on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south. It has an area of 11,437 sq km (roughly half the size of Wales). Its capital city is Doha – other major towns are Ras Laffan, Al Khor, Mesaieed, Dukhan and Al Rayyan.

The main source of Qatar’s wealth is its vast reserves of natural gas (it has the world’s 3rd largest natural gas reserves) which have made it one of the richest countries in the world.  Read Full Article

Investing in Qatar

Qatar has the highest GDP per capita income in the world. The per capita income in Qatar stood around USD 44,000 in 2005.  Read Full Article