You can’t Ignore One of the world’s richest country: Qatar

Qatar is well known for its museums, Mosques and sport events. Every part of Qatar discloses the stunning Islamic art. Qatar ranks one among the top 20 peaceful countries as ranked by Global peace Index. The prime focus of the country is towards the development of its people. The leaders and the royal family of Qatar envisage the best future for their people in terms of health, education and other facilities. Qatar is the richest country in the world in terms of per capita income. Not just architecture, artifacts, mosques, you can find all the modern amenities in this city and find the wonders of nature in every corner of it. The many interesting facts of Qatar are listed below.

Government

The government in Qatar is constitutional monarchy. The Al Thani dynasty is taking care of Qatar’s politics since 1825, when the family house was established. The present Emir of Qatar is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. He took power on 25 June, 2013. Qatari law doesn’t give permission for formation of political bodies. There is no information on the income, expenditure, publicly owned assets and other information of Qatar’s finances. No one knows if the income is spent on public welfare or private issues.

History

Qatar was ruled by the Sheikhs of Bahrain once. In 1867, a huge war broke out between people and truant rulers. To maintain peace, British appointed Thani al-Thani as the ruler of the region and his descendants have been ruling Qatar ever since then. The major income of Qatar comes from oil and it is about 85%. Qatar is the birth place of Al-Jazeera, the hugely controversial Arabic satellite network.

Few Interesting Facts of Qatar

• Qatar will host the FIFA world cup in 2022. It is going to build 12 eco-friendly iconic stadiums and this can populate around 80,000 people.
• The motocross championship of Qatar is very famous and this race is completely different from the regular ones as they involve some somersaults on motors that no one has ever seen.
• Weekends of Qataris falls on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Dressing is the prime concern here and women especially are to wear something that covers their entire arms and go beyond their knees.