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Qatar Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 630   Population 2000 (UN '000) 565
Area (km2) 10,973   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 35
Number of Administrative Units 9   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 70
Number of Urban Extents 2   Number of Settlement Points 10

Qatar Details

Names
ISO3-Code QAT
Continent Asia
Country Name Qatar
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type District
Number of Units 9
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 70
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2000
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 428
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 518
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 630
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 453
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 512
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 565
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 10,973
Average Input Resolution (km) 35
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 10
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 278,409
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,197
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 52,430
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 2
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 1,499
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 21
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 760
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 1,520
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 568,087
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 5,137
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 286,612
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 573,224
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 14%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 95%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 93%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 4
Regression-estimated Extents 3
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
1986 population estimates located at: http://www.world-gazetteer.com/fr/fr_qa.htm 2000 population estimate located at: http://www.mindspring.com/~gwil/uqa.html (referenced as provided by Karem Abdalla).
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB), United Nations, http://www3.who.int/whosis/gis/salb/salb_home.htm .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Not available.
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