Qatar

Country in Western Asia

Qatar is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Doha. About 3 million people live there (2025), making it the 136th most populous of the 195 countries. At 11,586 km², it is the 158th largest country by area. It borders Saudi Arabia.

Qatar at a glance

Capital: Doha
Population (2025): 3 million
Area: 11,586 km²
Density: 257 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Qatari riyal
People: Qatari
Calling code: +974
Internet domain: .qa
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Qatar?

How Qatar compares

Population rank

136th of 195

42nd of 47 in Asia

Size rank

158th of 195

41st of 47 in Asia

Crowding

257 per km²

More crowded than 79% of countries

Similar in size: Vanuatu (12,189 km²).
Similar population: Lithuania (2.9 million).
Qatar is the only place that uses the Qatari riyal.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of Qatar

Flags that look like it

Bahrain

How to tell them apart: Both have a white band with a zigzag edge. Qatar is maroon with nine points; Bahrain is red with five.

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Qatar in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Qatar

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Qatar so far, from 219 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

62% right

110th hardest of 176 · 219 answers

Players find Qatar on the map in 62% of tries. The most common wrong answer is the United Arab Emirates.

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Countries that border Qatar

Qatar borders 1 country: Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia

Quick quiz: Qatar

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Qatar?
2. What is the capital of Qatar?
3. Which of these borders Qatar?

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Questions about Qatar

Is Qatar a country?

Yes. Qatar is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Qatar?

The capital of Qatar is Doha.

Which countries border Qatar?

Qatar borders 1 country: Saudi Arabia.

How many countries border Qatar?

1. Qatar shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Qatar?

Qatar covers 11,586 km², about the same size as Vanuatu (12,189 km²).

Is Qatar hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Qatar in 62% of 219 tries, 110th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the United Arab Emirates.

Which flags look like the flag of Qatar?

Bahrain. Both have a white band with a zigzag edge. Qatar is maroon with nine points; Bahrain is red with five.

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