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Qatar in a Nutshell

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Qatar—one of the countries in the Gulf region—has developed a vision to transform its society into a knowledge-based society and is already in the process of implementing its plans. We introduce Qatar and its national vision as well as some peculiarities of the country. Basic aspects like Qatar’s geography, climate, demography, language, culture, religion, politics, economy, public health and education are summarized.

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  1. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Julia Gremm

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    Julia Barth

  3. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Kaja J. Fietkiewicz

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Gremm, J., Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K.J., Stock, W.G. (2018). Qatar in a Nutshell. In: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9_2

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