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Qatar
Qatar is a small Arabian Peninsula emirate jutting into the Persian Gulf, transformed by natural-gas wealth into a hub of high-rise architecture, global broadcasting and international sport.
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 2.9M
- Currency
- Qatari Riyal (QAR)
- Continent
- Asia
Every flag, every nation.
A wall of national flags from across the world. Click any flag to read its design history, adoption date, and the symbolism of its colours. Showing 24 of 198.
Cities and landmarks worth the trip.
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States of the union.
Twenty-eight at random from all fifty states plus the District of Columbia and the territories — capitals, statehoods, mottoes, populations and flags.
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- Washington, D.C.
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- Palmyra Atoll
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