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1. General Information
[By Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar]
Location:
Qatar is a
peninsula
located halfway
down the west
coast of the
Arabian Gulf.
Its territory
comprises a
number of
islands
including Halul,
Sheraouh, Al-Ashat
and others.
Official
Language:
Arabic is the
official
language in
Qatar, and
English is
widely spoken.
Religion:
Islam is the
official
religion of the
country, and the
Shariah (Islamic
Law) is a main
source of its
legislations. |
2. Islam in Qatar
[By WIKIPEDIA]
Qatar
is a Muslim-majority country with
Islam as the state religion. The
population of
Muslims in
Qatar of Qataris are all Muslims but,
there are high numbers of foreign workers in
Qatar which varies the Muslim population. In
the CIA World Factbook it says 77.5% are
Muslims, with 8.5% Christians and others
remain.
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