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State of Qatar
Dawlat Qatar
note: closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and gutter, but not like guitar
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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142,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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43,476 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system centered in Doha
domestic: NA international: tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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256,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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230,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.qa |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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75,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 1,230 km
paved: 1,107 km unpaved: 123 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 235 km; natural gas 400 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 679,081 GRT/1,051,088 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, United Arab Emirates 3 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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4 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 316,885
note: includes non-nationals (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 166,214 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 6,797 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$723 million (FY00/01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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10% (FY00/01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |