Recognised as Country
Qatar
- QA
- Asia
- QAR
- .qa
Qatar (QA/QAT) is a country in Asia with its capital at Doha. It covers about 11,586 km² with a population of roughly 2,700,000, uses the QAR, dials on +974, owns the .qa internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Qatar. It borders 1 country.
Identity
Official short nameQatar
CapitalDoha
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2QA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3QAT
Internet TLD.qa
Calling code+974
Currency codeQAR
Geography
Latitude25.3548° N
Longitude51.1839° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area11,586 km²4,473 square miles
Land neighbours1
Distance from London5,185 kmto the approximate centre of Qatar, not to Doha. ESE, bearing 104°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Qatarthe IANA zone for Doha; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 20:15
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population2,700,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density233 per km²≈
Share of world population0.033%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset159 of 196
Population rank in this dataset139 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Saudi Arabia638 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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