Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar within the last 60 years transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. Leadership changes in 1995 ushered in sweeping political and media reforms, unprecedented economic investment, and a growing Qatari regional leadership role. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic intelligence on 265 world entities, including countr

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