Made even more special by the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup

Qatar, a small but powerful country in Middle East Asia, is celebrating its National Day on December 18. This country has been celebrating the National Day in memory of its founder.

This day is more important for Qatar than the previous National Day. Currently, the biggest football tournament, the World Cup, is being held in Qatar. Qatar, which got the right to host the World Cup in 2010, is organizing this tournament in a grand manner.

The final of this competition will be held on the 18th of December. Although this World Cup may not be pleasant for Qatar, this country has proved to be successful in terms of the project. That’s why, when National Day is celebrated along with the football final, this day is going to be a proud day for Qatar.

On December 18, 1878, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani took over from his father as the ruler of Qatar. Who started the journey to make Qatar a prosperous country. Qatar has been celebrating the National Day since the rise of Sheikh Jassim, who is considered the father and founder of the State of Qatar.

Qatar is a country located in Western Asia, which occupies the Sato Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its only land border is with neighboring Saudi Arabia to the south. The rest of its area is surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, the gateway to the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from neighboring Bahrain. Its capital is Doha.

At the beginning of 2017, the total population of Qatar was 2.6 million, including 313,000 Qatari citizens and the rest expatriates. The official religion of Qatar is Islam.

In terms of income, it is fourth in the world in terms of per capita income and sixth in terms of GNI per capita. After the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Qatar has been classified by the United Nations as a country with high human development.

Qatar is a World Bank high-income economy and has the world’s third-largest natural gas and oil reserves. Qatar is the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world.

In 1876, Mohammad bin Thani signed a treaty with the British. Then Thani’s rule began.

After Turkish rule, Qatar was under British protection until independence in 1971 at the beginning of the 20th century.

In the 21st century, Qatar is known for its heritage as well as its globally expanding media conglomerate. Through Qatar’s Al Jazeera media network, he has established himself as an important force in the Arab world.

The armed forces of Qatar are the military forces of Qatar. This country has 11,800 men and a general military force including 8,500 army, 1,800 navy and 1,500 air force.

Qatar’s defense expenditure was 4.2 percent of the country’s GDP in 1993, and 1.5 percent in 2010. Qatar’s special forces have been trained by France and other western countries.

Qatar is an early member of OPEC and a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This country is also a member of the Arab League. Qatar’s regional relations and foreign policies are about balance and alliance building. Qatar, which adopts an independent foreign policy, has been showing a good presence at the international level.

Before the search for oil, Qatar’s economy was centered on the fish and pearl trade. Oil was discovered in the Dukhan field in Qatar in 1940. This discovery changed the economy of the entire state.

Now the standard of living of the legal citizens of this country is high. With no income tax, Qatar is now one of the lowest-taxed countries in the world. The unemployment rate here in 2013 was zero.1 percent. 51 percent share of Qatari citizens is mandatory for any type of enterprise in Qatar. Qatar is also the main employment destination for Nepalis.