Countries

Qatar

Qatar is a small peninsula jutting north into the Persian Gulf, with a single land border, shared with Saudi Arabia. It sits on part of the world's largest natural gas field, which made it one of the richest countries per person, and it hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

A shaded arcade of warm stone arches and wooden benches in Souq Waqif, Doha

Souq Waqif, Doha

Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0

Maroon with a white band at the hoist, edged by nine serrated points said to mark Qatar as the ninth of the Gulf emirates bound by treaty to Britain. It is the widest national flag, at 11:28.

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