Qatar has a rich and vibrant history - a history that can be traced front as far as 4000 BC. Throughout the centuries, the fishing and pearling trades have established Qatar as an important port in the Gulf. With the expansion and growth of its oil and gas industry...

Surrounded by water on three sides, Qatar is a peninsula in the Arabian Gulf with its only land border existing at the southern end where Qatar meets Saudi Arabia. The entire country is approximately 160 kilometers from North to South and a total area is about 11, 493 Sq km.