CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : State of Qatar

Capital : Doha

Area : 11,437 km²

Population : 907,229 (July 2007)

Density : 79 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 2.38% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 23.1% - 15-64 years : 72.9% - 65 years and over : 4%

Life expectancy at birth : 74.14 years

Labour force : 638,000

Gross Domestic Product : US$68.87 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 7.8% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 0.1% ; industry : 73.5% ; services : 26.4%

GDP – per capita : US$75,900 (2007)

Budget : revenues : US$23.5 billion - expenditures : US$19.61 billion (2007)

Industries : crude oil production and refining, natural gas, ammonia, fertilisers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, ship repair

Industrial production growth rate : 8% (2007)

Land use : arable land : 1.64% - permanent crops : 0.27% - other : 98.09%

Agricultural products : fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, beef, fish

Exports : US$33.28 billion (2007)

Exports – commodities : liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilisers, steel

Exports – partners : Japan (40.2%), South Korea (16.4%), Singapore (6.5%), Thailand (4.1%) (2006)

Imports : US$15.32 billion (2007)

Imports – commodities : machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

Imports – partners : France (13.3%), Japan (10.2%), US (9.3%), Italy (8.9%), Germany (7.9%), UK (6.2%), Saudi Arabia (5.7%), South Korea (4.7%) (2006)

Current account balance : US$7.733 billion (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold : US$6.368 billion (31 December 2007)

External debt : US$31.07 billion (31 December 2007)