Qatar is a peninsula about 100 km wide and 200 km long on the Arabian Gulf, sharing its southern border with Saudi Arabia
Background
Qatar is a peninsula on the western coast of the Arabian Gulf.
It is approximately 100 km wide and 200 km long.
Its islands include Halul, Shirawa and Al-Ashat.
Qatar shares its southern border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It joined the United Nations in 1971.
Width:
approximately 100 km
Length:
200 km
Southern neighbour:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Joined the UN:
1971
Why it matters for exams: Location, size, neighbours and islands are standard country-profile questions, and the Saudi land border is the usual one asked.
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