a country in the Middle East, east of Saudi Arabia, which is ruled by an emir (=a type of king) . Population: 769,152(2001). Capital: Doha. Qatar is mostly desert, but it produces a lot of oil. officially State of Qatar Independent emirate on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula
{i} State of Qatar, emirate in the Middle East (located on the western coast of the Persian Gulf)
an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil