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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Qatar in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Qatar’s climate is
characterized by intensely hot and humid summers. The combination of high
temperatures and humidity can be challenging for residents and outdoor
workers. But it is not only Qatar - The Middle East, as a whole, is one of
the fastest-warming regions on the planet. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Qatar U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/qatar/ [accessed 8 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - Qatar’s oil and
natural gas resources are the country’s main economic engine. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $124,100 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin: agriculture: 0.2% (2017 est.) industry: 50.3% (2017 est.) services: 49.5% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 8.9% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.69 physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Qatar borgenproject.org/category/qatar/ [accessed 2 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Labor Reforms To Reduce Migrant Poverty In Qatar borgenproject.org/poverty-in-qatar/ ~
6 Facts About Homelessness In Qatar borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-qatar/ ~
4 Facts About Hunger In Qatar borgenproject.org/hunger-in-qatar/ ~
Labor Reforms In Qatar Are Improving Human Rights borgenproject.org/labor-reforms-in-qatar/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Qatar borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-qatar/ ~
10 Things To Know About Living Conditions In Qatar borgenproject.org/10-things-to-know-about-living-conditions-in-qatar/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Qatar-ECONOMY.html [accessed 8 January 2021] Until
recent decades, the Qatar peninsula was an undeveloped, impoverished area,
with a scant living provided by the traditional occupations of pearl diving,
fishing, and nomadic herding. In 1940, a major oil discovery was made at Dukhan and, in the ensuing decades, oil has been the
dominant factor in the Qatari economy. Oil revenues have provided Qataris
with per capita incomes comparable those of the industrialized nations of the
West. Other economic
activities remain limited. Agriculture has received considerable attention in
recent years, but most food is still imported. The state encourages free
enterprise, provided it does not conflict with the public interest. Real
property, however, may be acquired only by Qatari nationals. All
material used herein reproduced under the fair use exception of 17 USC § 107
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COPYRIGHTS OF COMPONENT ARTICLES. Cite this webpage as: Prof. Martin Patt,
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