Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Qatar
- +974
What every visitor should know about Qatar:
- Money
- The currency is the Qatari riyal (QAR). 1 QAR is worth about US$0.27, or €0.19.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Doha
- Tap water
- Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.
Qatar facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 833,285
- Language
- Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
- Ethnicity
- Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Economy
- GDP
- US$101,000 (per capita)