Kingdom of Norway

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Published on Monday, 09 May 2011 11:56

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Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål) Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Royal: Alt for Norge ("Everything for Norway") 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enig og tro til Dovre faller ("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet ("Yes, we love this country") Royal anthem: Kongesangen ("The King's Song")
Location of Norway (dark green) on the European continent (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Capital (and largest city)		Oslo 59°56′N 10°41′E
Official language(s)		Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Recognised regional languages		Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Kven and Southern Sami
Demonym		Norwegian
Government		Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
-	King	King Harald V
-	Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg (AP)
-	President of the Storting	Dag Terje Andersen (AP)
-	Chief Justice	Tore Schei
-	Current coalition	Red-Green Coalition
Legislature		Storting
Establishment
-	Unification	872
-	Constitution	17 May 1814
-	Dissolution of union with Sweden declared	7 June 1905
-	Reich Commissariat of Norway	9 April 1940 8 May 1945
Area
-	Total	385,252 km2 (61st1) 148,746 sq mi
-	Water (%)	7.03
Population
-	2011 estimate	4,957,200 (116th)
-	2001 census	4,503,436
-	Density	12.5/km2 (211th) 31/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$255.285 billion[1]
-	Per capita	$52,012[1]
GDP (nominal)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$414.462 billion[1]
-	Per capita	$84,443[1]
Gini (2000)		25.8 (low) (5th)
HDI (2010)		0.938[2] (very high) (1st)
Currency		Norwegian krone (NOK)
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
-	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date formats		dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the		right
ISO 3166 code		NO
Internet TLD		.no2
Calling code		47
1	Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km2, placing it 67th in the world.[3])
2	Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
3	This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[4]

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City of Doha, Qatar

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Published on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 04:15

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Doha الدوحة‎ ad-Dawḥa
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Doha's modern towers
Location of the municipality of Doha within Qatar.
Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad Dawhah
Established	1850
Area
- City	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- City	998,651
- Density	7,565.5/km2 (19,594.7/sq mi)
- Metro	1,723,064
Time zone	East Africa Time (UTC+3)

State of Qatar

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Published on Saturday, 16 April 2011 14:12

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State of Qatar دولة قطر Dawlat Qaṭar
Flag Emblem
Anthem: السلام الأميري (Arabic) "As-salām al-amīrī" (transliteration) Amiri Salute
Capital (and largest city)		Doha 25°18′N 51°31′E
Official language(s)		Arabic
Demonym		Qatari
Government		Absolute monarchy
-	Emir	Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani
-	Crown Prince	Tamim bin Hamad AlThani
-	Prime Minister	Hamad bin Jassim AlThani
Legislature		Consultative Assembly of Qatar
Independence1
-	National Day	December 18, 1878
-	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	1913
-	Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom	September 3, 1971
Area
-	Total	11,437 km2 (164th) 4,416 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	2010 census	1,696,563[1] (148th)
-	Density	123.2/km2 (123rd) 319.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$102.147 billion[2]
-	Per capita	$90,149[2]
GDP (nominal)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$110.844 billion[2] (55th)
-	Per capita	$81,963[2] (1st)
HDI (2010)		0.803[3] (very high) (38th)
Currency		Riyal (QAR)
Time zone		AST (UTC+3)
-	Summer (DST)	(not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on the		Right
ISO 3166 code		QA
Internet TLD		.qa
Calling code		974