[header] How to visit qatar [title] Learn as much as you can about the country. [step] Here are some basic facts: qatar is roughly the size of the us state of connecticut and shares a border with saudi arabia. It is governed by a monarchy, the al-thani family, that has been in power since the mid-1800s. 
The current head of state is amir hamad bin khalifa al-thani. Qatar is home to 840 , 000 people and sits on the world's third-largest oil reserves.