
Qatar.
State of Qatar
Member of Arab League, NAM, GCC.
Population
2.9M
GDP (nominal)
$235.0B
GDP / capita
$83,890
Capital
Doha
Government
Absolute monarchy
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
3.6 / 10
UN voting record
How Qatar votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Qatar's foreign policy is characterized by active mediation, strategic hedging, and leveraging its gas wealth for influence. It hosts the Al Udeid Air Base (U.S. CENTCOM forward HQ) while maintaining ties with Iran and Islamist movements. Qatar has mediated in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Darfur, and Gaza. Its investments through the Qatar Investment Authority span global real estate, sports, and finance. Al Jazeera serves as a soft-power instrument with global reach.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$235.0B
GDP per capita
$83,890
Currency
Qatari Riyal (QAR)
HDI
0.85
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Qatar’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.