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Qatar

قطر

ISO QA Dial +974 Currency QAR Asia
Stunning view of the illuminated Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, captured under a clear night sky.

Qatar, officially قطر, is a country in Western Asia, Its capital is Doha, its country calling code is +974, and its ISO 3166 codes are QA (alpha-2) and QAT (alpha-3). The official currency is Qatari riyal (QAR) ر.ق.

Capital
Doha
Calling code
+974
Currency
Qatari riyal (QAR) ر.ق
Languages
Arabic
Local time
23:03:52
ISO alpha-2
QA
ISO alpha-3
QAT
Population
2,881,060
Area
11,586 km²
Region
Western Asia
Internet domain
.qa
Drives on the
right

Qatar country code: +974

The country calling code for Qatar is +974. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Qatar number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Qatar ISO codes: QA and QAT

Qatar is assigned QA as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and QAT as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Qatar is .qa. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Qatar: the Qatari riyal

The official currency of Qatar is the Qatari riyal, with the ISO 4217 code QAR and the symbol ر.ق. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Qatar are quoted in QAR. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Qatar

The primary time zone for Qatar is +03:00, currently UTC+03:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Qatar

The capital of Qatar is Doha. Qatar sits in Asia, specifically the Western Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 25.50000000, 51.25000000. Traffic in Qatar drives on the right. Languages recorded for Qatar: Arabic.

Which countries border Qatar?

Qatar shares a land border with 1 country: Saudi Arabia. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

1 land border recorded.

Nearest by distance

Where Qatar is

Centre point 25.50000000, 51.25000000.

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