• About Qatar
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    •  Official Name:  State of Qatar
    •  Capital: Doha
    •  Head of State:  His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
    • Heir Apparent: His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
    • Head of Government: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani
    • Legislation:  Advisory Council
    • Law:  Based on Sharia Law with both Civil and Sharia Courts
    • Nationality:  Qatari
    • Population: 744,000 (March 2004)
    • Language: Arabic (official), English
    • Religion: Islam
    • Area: 11,437 sq km (4,427 sq miles)
    • Main Cities: Doha, Mesaieed, Al-Khor, Dukhan, Ruwais, Al-Wakrah, Al-Shamal, Ras Laffan
    • National Flag: The colour of the national flag is maroon, with a broad vertical white stripe at the pole side. The two colors are separated by a nine-point serrated line
    • Climate: winter: 20 to 30 degrees Celsius; summer: 25 to 48 degrees Celsius
      Weekend: Fridays and Saturdays
    • Working Hours:
    • Government: 7:00 to 14:00 (Fridays and Saturdays are the weekend holidays
    • Private sector:  08:00 to 12.00 and 16:00 to 20:00. Malls stay open until 21:00 or 22:00 (Fridays are the weekend holidays). Banks:  07:30 to 13:00 (Fridays and Saturdays are the weekend holidays)
    • Local Time: Greenwich Mean Time + 3 hours
    • Electrical Current: 220-240 Volts + 6% with frequency 50 hertz
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