Guides and Directories

al-Bab - Qatar
Offers extensive links to resources about the country including the media and news, travel, maps, politics and government, people, economy and environment.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/qatar.htm

ArabLand.com - Qatar
Search engine and directory.
http://www.arabland.com/qatar

ArabNet - Qatar
Offers an overview with information about the country's history, geography, business, culture, government, transport and tourism.
http://www.arab.net/qatar/

BBC News - Country Profile: Qatar
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm

Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Qatar
Provides overview information on the country plus details on trade and investment, travel and tourism, and Canadian representation.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/qatar-en.aspx

CIA - The World Factbook: Qatar
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html

CIC Cultural Profile Project: Qatar
Overview of Qatari life includes landscape and climate, family life, work, recreation, arts and literature, history and education. Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/qatar/

Columbia University Libraries - Middle East Studies: Qatar
Directory of categorized links from the WWW-VL.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Qatar.html

Encyclopedia of the Nations - Qatar
Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Qatar.html

Explore-Qatar
Portal provides news and information with community pages, contacts, events, expatriate resources and monthly magazine articles.
http://www.explore-qatar.com/

Hejlah - The Country and People of Qatar
Provides general information from the Columbia University Press along with a directory of categorised web links.
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/qatar.html

NationMaster - Qatar
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/qa-qatar

Qatar-Links.com
Search engine and directory.
http://www.freewebs.com/qatarlinks/

QatarSites.com
Search engine and directory.
http://www.qatarsites.com/

Smartqatar.com
Qatar search engine and business directory.
http://www.smartqatar.com

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Qatar
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/middle-east-north-africa/qatar

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Qatar
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/qatar.htm

US Department of State - Qatar
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2418.htm

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Qatar
January 1993 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/qatoc.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Qatar
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/qatar/qatar.html

Wikipedia - Qatar
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

WorldSwitch.com: Qatar
Includes a directory.
http://www.worldswitch.com/Countries/Qatar/index.htm