| Emir |
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani |
| Location |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
| Population (July 2007E) |
907,229 |
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| Minister of Economy and Commerce |
Yusif Husayn al-Kamal |
| Currency/Exchange Rate (May 11, 2007) |
1 US Dollar = 3.64 Qatari Rial |
| Inflation Rate (2006E) |
10.7% |
| Gross Domestic Product (2006E) |
$27.5 billion |
| Real GDP Growth Rate (2006E) |
6.9% |
| Exports (2006E) |
$38.9 billion |
| Exports - Commodities |
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel |
| Exports - Partners (2005E) |
Japan 36.9%, South Korea 19.4%, Singapore 8.2% |
| Imports (2006E) |
$12.9 billion |
| Imports - Commodities |
machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals |
| Imports - Partners (2005E) |
France 11.4%, Japan 10.4%, US 10.3%, Germany 8.3%, Saudi Arabia 7.2%, UK 6.9%, Italy 6.5%, South Korea 5.5%, UAE 4.8% |
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| Minister of Energy and Industry |
Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyeh |
| Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2007E) |
15.2 billion barrels |
| Oil Production (2006E) |
1.1 million barrels per day, of which 74% was crude oil. |
| Oil Consumption (2006E) |
99,000 barrels per day |
| Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (January 1, 2007E) |
200,000 barrels per day |
| Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2007E) |
910.5 trillion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Production (2004E) |
1,383 billion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Consumption (2004E) |
477 billion cubic feet |
| Recoverable Coal Reserves (2004E) |
None |
| Coal Production (2004E) |
None |
| Coal Consumption (2004E) |
None |
| Electricity Installed Capacity (2004E) |
2.7 gigawatts |
| Electricity Production (2004E) |
12.4 billion kilowatt hours |
| Total Energy Consumption (2004E) |
0.7 quadrillion Btus*, of which Natural Gas (79%), Oil (21%), Coal (0%), Nuclear (0%), Hydroelectricity (0%), Other Renewables (0%) |
| Total Per Capita Energy Consumption (2004E) |
840.4 million Btus |
| Energy Intensity (2004E) |
34,510 Btu per $2000-PPP** |
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| Organization |
Qatar Petroleum - exploration, production, refining and distribution; Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas) and Ras Laffan LNG Company (Rasgas) - production and marketing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) |
| Major Ports |
Umm Said, Ras Laffan |
| Foreign Company Involvement |
Anadarko Petroleum, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Maersk Oil, Marubeni, Mitsui, Occidental Petroleum, Shell, Total |
| Major Oil Fields |
Dukhan, Id al-Shargi North Dome, Bul Hanine, Maydan Mahzam, al-Shaheen, al-Rayyan, and al-Khalij |
| Major Natural Gas Fields |
North Field |
| Major Refineries |
Umm Said (200,000 bbl/d capacity) |
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* The total energy consumption statistic includes petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net hydro, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, wood and waste electric power.
**GDP figures from Global Insight estimates based on purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates.
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