Qatar (Capital: Doha)
Explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's largest LNG processing facility, resulted in the deaths of 12 Indian nationals.
Political Features
- Location: Situated in West Asia on the west coast of the Persian Gulf.
- Neighboring countries: Land Border with Saudi Arabia and Maritime Border with UAE, Bahrain and Iran.
- Bordering water bodies: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Bahrain.
Geographical Features
- It occupies the Qatar peninsula, a small desert peninsula extending northwards from the larger Arabian Peninsula.
- Sand dunes and salt flats, or sabkhas, are the chief topographical features.
- Natural Gas Reserves: Possess world’s third-largest natural gas reserves
