Qatar Economy

PEOPLE OF QATAR : The total population of the State of Qatar is almost 885,359. The various ethnic groups of the country are Arab, Indian, Pakistani, Iranian and so on. Islam is the only religion in this country. Arabic is the official language of Qatar. However, English and Urdu are also spoken widely in various corners of the country.

ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF QATAR :

•  Art : Bedouin poetry is a very important part of art of this country. Besides literature, some local handicrafts also exist in various parts of the country.

•  Culture : Qatar is an Arabian country. So you can well imagine that Islam is the only religion here. The Islamic tradition involves dance and music. Dances are performed for Doha on Fridays. Some forms of dance are the Ardah (performed in marriages) etc.

•  Music : Music is also a very important section of this county. Khaliji music is very popular in Qatar. Some of the musical instruments are tambourine, cymbals, along with small drums; string instruments like oud and rebaba, Arabian flute and so on.

FLAG OF QATAR : The flag of Qatar is really beautiful. The main part of the flag is maroon and it has a serrated band colored in white. There are total nine white teeth in the flag. The white part is featured on the hoist side of the flag. This flag was adopted in the year 1949. The color maroon is popularly known as Qatar Maroon. The flag of Bahrain which is there in the bahrain history is has some similarity to it. However you can recognize it by the teeth forms.

ECONOMY OF QATAR : The economy of Qatar highly depends on its export trade. The agricultural products of the country are vegetables, different types of fruits etc. Some of the industries that are growing fast in this country are ammonia industry, fertilizer industry, petrochemicals, crude oil industry, steel industry, ship repairing industry, cement industry and so on. The things that are exported are petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), fertilizers, steel etc. Japan, South Korea and Singapore are the primary partners in this business.