Geographic coordinates: 25 30 N, 51 15 E

Coastline: 563 km

Climate: arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Terrain: mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m, highest point:
Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish

Land use: arable land: 1.64%, permanent crops: 0.27%,
Desert and other: 98.09% (2001)

Cities: Capital: Doha, Umm Said, Al-Khor, Dukhan, Ruwais.

Geography note: strategic location in central Persian Gulf near
major petroleum deposits