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Economy of Qatar

Index Economy of Qatar

Qatar's economy is one of the richest economies in the world based on GDP per capita, ranking between fifth and seventh on world rankings for 2015 and 2016 data compiled by the World Bank, United Nations, and IMF. [1]

49 relations: Ammonia, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Ashghal, Asia, Asian Games, Cement, Chemical substance, Doha, Economic system, Egypt, Export, Fertilizer, Financial centre, Food, Gross domestic product, Hamad International Airport, Industries Qatar, International Monetary Fund, Islamic banking and finance, Japan, Liquefied natural gas, List of countries by natural gas exports, List of countries by natural gas proven reserves, Man-hour, Market capitalization, Mesaieed Industrial Area, Moody's Investors Service, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Natural gas, OPEC, Persian Gulf, Petrochemical, Petroleum, Qatar, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar–Bahrain Causeway, Qatari riyal, Qatarization, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Rebar, Shipbuilding, Standard & Poor's, Steel, The World Factbook, United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, 1980s oil glut, 2006 Asian Games.

Ammonia

Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.

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Arab states of the Persian Gulf

The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Ashghal

Ashghal (هيئة الأشغال العامة) is the Public Works Authority of Qatar headquartered in Al Dafna, Doha.

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Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres.

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Asian Games

The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

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Cement

A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens and adheres to other materials, binding them together.

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Chemical substance

A chemical substance, also known as a pure substance, is a form of matter that consists of molecules of the same composition and structure.

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Doha

Doha (الدوحة, or ad-Dōḥa) is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar.

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Economic system

An economic system is a system of production, resource allocation and distribution of goods and services within a society or a given geographic area.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Export

The term export means sending of goods or services produced in one country to another country.

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Fertilizer

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

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Financial centre

A financial centre is a location that is home to a cluster of nationally or internationally significant financial services providers such as banks, investment managers, or stock exchanges.

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Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Hamad International Airport

Hamad International Airport (مطار حمد الدولي) is the international airport of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

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Industries Qatar

Industries Qatar Q.S.C. (صناعات قطر; IQ) is a Qatari conglomerate with subsidiaries and investments in the petrochemicals, fertilisers and steel industries.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system.

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Islamic banking and finance

Islamic banking or Islamic finance (مصرفية إسلامية) or sharia-compliant finance is banking or financing activity that complies with sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Liquefied natural gas

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane C2H6) that has been converted to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport.

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List of countries by natural gas exports

This is a list of countries by natural gas exports mostly based on The World Factbook.

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List of countries by natural gas proven reserves

This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves based on The World Factbook (when no citation is given).

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Man-hour

A man-hour, or less commonly person-hour, is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour.

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Market capitalization

Market capitalization (market cap) is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

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Mesaieed Industrial Area

Mesaieed Industrial Area (مسيعيد المنطقة الصناعية Umm Sa'id Industrial Area) is an industrial area in Al Wakrah Municipality in the State of Qatar, approximately south of Doha.

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Moody's Investors Service

Moody's Investors Service, often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation, representing the company's traditional line of business and its historical name.

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Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

The Museum of Islamic Art (متحف الفن الإسلامي) is a museum located on one end of the seven kilometers long Corniche in the Qatari capital, Doha.

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Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium.

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OPEC

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC,, or OPEP in several other languages) is an intergovernmental organization of nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (lit), (الخليج الفارسي) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia.

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Petrochemical

Petrochemicals (also known as petroleum distillates) are chemical products derived from petroleum.

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Petroleum

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

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Qatar

Qatar (or; قطر; local vernacular pronunciation), officially the State of Qatar (دولة قطر), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Qatar Petroleum

Qatar Petroleum (QP) is a state owned petroleum company in Qatar.

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Qatar–Bahrain Causeway

The Qatar Bahrain Causeway (also referred to as the Qatar Bahrain Friendship Bridge) was a planned causeway between the two Arab states of Qatar and Bahrain.

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Qatari riyal

The Qatari riyal is the currency of the State of Qatar.

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Qatarization

Qatarization (or Qatarisation) is a governmental initiative devised to increase the number of Qatari citizens employed in public and private sectors.

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Ras Laffan Industrial City

Ras Laffan Industrial City is an industrial hub located north of Doha, Qatar.

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Rebar

Rebar (short for reinforcing bar), collectively known as reinforcing steel and reinforcement steel, is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures to strengthen and hold the concrete in compression.

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Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels.

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Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) is an American financial services company.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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The World Factbook

The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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World Bank

The World Bank (Banque mondiale) is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects.

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World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade.

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1980s oil glut

The 1980s oil glut was a serious surplus of crude oil caused by falling demand following the 1970s energy crisis.

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2006 Asian Games

The 2006 Asian Games (دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2006, Dawrat al-ʼAl‘ab al-Asīawīah), officially known as the XV Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to 15, 2006 with 424 events in 39 sports and disciplines featured in the games.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Qatar

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