Until a decade ago, people living outside the Middle East would have been hard-pressed to find Qatar on a map. they knew little, if anything , about the country which appears in the Atlas like a thumb projecting from the western coast of Arabian gulf (See Arabia) Now, it has come to prominence both as one of the major energy-providers in the world, and as host to numerous worl-class sporting events.A Peninsula, Suorrounded by sea on three sides, Qatar also has a number of offshore reefs and ilands, bringing the total land area to approximately 11,437 square kilometres, and the stretch of shoreline to over 700 kilometres. See
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