Administrative divisions of Qatar
Qatar is divided into 7 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Qatar
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DohaCapital | 1,450,000 |
Doha is the largest urban area in Qatar with about 1,450,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Qatar: ≈ 429 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Qatar at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Qatar
non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.)
Regionally, non-Qatari is the most common ethnic group across most of the 7 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2015 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Qatar
Muslim 65.2%, Christian 13.7%, Hindu 15.9%, Buddhist 3.8%, folk religion <0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.)
Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 7 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Qatar
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 7 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.