7/4/13

10 Interesting Facts about Qatar

1. The Road to perfection is met after the road has been worked upon three to four times in a year. if you don’t know what is it, go to Qatar.

2. The Qatari’s favourite food is roast camel, by all accounts roasted on a BBQ is the best option.

3. The average age a Qatari citizen lives too is 97. According to local reports it’s because of the roast camel.

4. The worlds best airline is Qatar Airways.

5. Qatar is the home of Al Jazeera, the popular and controversial Arabic satellite television network.

6. Qatar became independent from Britain in 1971 and Independence Day is celebrated on 3rd September each year.

7. It is NOT true that you must cover your body up in Qatar. You can wear a bikini at the pool or the beach, you can wear short shorts, and you are free to show off your fashion. (You just can’t be naked.

8. The country is rich in oil and 90% of all its exports to other nations are oil-based. They have the world’s largest Gas Reserves and are the single largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. Other exports include petroleum products, fertilizers and steel.

9. Industries include crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars and cement. Agriculture comprises of fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, beef and fish.

10. The official language is Arabic and English is the common second language. The government is a constitutional monarch.

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