Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 19. Qatar: Enrollment in Government Schools by Education Level and Gender, Selected Academic Years, 1975-76 to 1988-89

Education Level	1975-76	1979-80	1983-84	198 4-85	1985- 86	1988-89
Primary
Males	11,150	12,452	15,285	16,014	16,573	n.a.
Females	10,252	11,796	13,941	14,501	15,271	n.a.
Total primary	21,402	24,248	29,226	30,515	31,844	48,097
Intermediate
Males	2,737	4,328	5,331	5,659	6,028	n.a.
Females	2,480	4,032	5,369	5,687	6,003	n.a.
Total intermediate	5,217	8,360	10,700	11,346	12,031	13,875
Secondary
Males	1,544	2,195	3,201	3,139	3,224	n.a.
Females	1,086	2,401	3,588	3,776	4,251	n.a.1
Total secondary	2,630	4,596	6,789	6,915	7,475	8,303
Vocational, secular2
Males	224	105	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Females	269	55	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Total vocational, secular	493	160	220	204	294	9243
Vocational, religious
Males	200	287	350	377	406	n.a.
Females	0	0	0	0	0	n.a.
Total vocational, religious	200	287	350	377	406	n.a.
University of Qatar
Males	355	722	1,582	1,799	1,875	n.a.
Females	428	1,303	2,483	2,822	3,182	n.a.
Total University of Qatar	783	2,025	4,065	4,621	5,057	5,6924

n.a.--not available.
1 Includes intermediate and secondary schools.
2 Females are only admitted to the teacher training schools.
3 Includes secular and religious vocational schools.
4 1987-88.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Statistiches Bundesamt, Länderbericht Katar, 1988, Wiesbaden, 1988, 29; and "Qatar," in The Middle East and North Africa, 1993, London, 1992, 762.

Table 20. Qatar: Summary of Oil and Gas Statistics, Selected Years, 1985-89

	1985	1987	1988	1989
Crude oil production (in thousands of barrels per day)	290	291	319	395
Natural gas production (in billions of cubic meters per day)1	5.5	5.6	5.7	6.1
Crude oil exports (in thousands of barrels per day)	280	254	305	320
Oil export revenues (in billions of United States dollars)	3.1	1.82	1.72	2.02

1 Marketed.
2 Estimated.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bahrain, Qatar, 1991-92, London, 1991, 28.

Table 21. Qatar: Gross Domestic Product by Sector, 1984 and 1989

(in millions of Qatari riyals at current prices)*
Sector	1984	1989
Agriculture and fishing	206	238
Oil and natural gas	11,330	7,117
Manufacturing industries	1,829	3,144
Electricity and water	165	368
Building and construction	1,411	1,152
Trade, restaurants, and hotels	1,506	1,457
Transportation and communications	480	667
Finance, insurance, and real estate services	1,919	2,350
Other services	6,162	7,715
TOTAL	25,008	24,208

* For value of the Qatari riyal--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bahrain, Qatar, 1991-92, London, 1991, 26.

Table 22. Qatar: Government Budget, Selected Fiscal Years, 1986-911

**(in millions of Qatari riyals)2**
	1986	1988	1989	1990 3	1991 3
Revenues	5,884	7,688	9,057	7,786	8,438
Expenditures
Current	8,949	12,694	9,358	9,920	9,911
Capital	1,484	1,689	1,013	1,789	1,795
Total expenditures	10,433	14,383	10,371	11,709	11,706
TOTAL	-4,549	- 6,695	-1,314	-3,923	-3,268

1 The fiscal year followed the Islamic calendar until 1989, when the fiscal year changed to April 1-March 31 in the Gregorian calendar.
2 For value of the Qatari riyal--see Glossary.
3 Projected.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bahrain, Qatar, 1991-92, London, 1991, 33.

Table 23. Qatar: Balance of Payments, Selected Years, 1984-89

**(in millions of Qatari riyals)1**
	1984	1985	1987	1988	19892
Exports, f.o.b.3	12,245	11,277	7,435	8,045	9,658
Imports, c.i.f.4	-4,230	-4,147	- 4,128	-4,613	-4,827
Trade balance	8,015	7,130	3,307	3,432	4,831
Services and private transfers (net)	-4,995	-5,132	-3,923	-4,382	-4,977
Current account balance	3,020	1,998	- 616	-950	-146
Capital account balance	-2,005	-2,360	- 1,031	-1,286	-92
Change in reserves (-indicates increase)	-1,015	362	1,647	2,236	238

1 For value of the Qatari riyal--see Glossary.
2 Provisional.
3 f.o.b.--free on board.
4 c.i.f.--cost, insurance, and freight.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bahrain, Qatar, 1991-92, London, 1991, 36.

Table 24. Qatar: Major Trading Partners, 1987, 1988, and 1989

**(in percentages)**
	1987	1988	1989
Exports
Japan	39.6	50.0	54.4
Singapore	13.5	10.0	4.0
South Korea	3.1	2.1	3.6
India	2.9	3.3	2.8
Saudi Arabia	2.6	2.8	2.5
United Arab Emirates	2.2	2.1	3.4
Thailand	2.2	4.3	5.0
Imports
Japan	16.3	17.6	18.8
Britain	16.0	13.8	11.6
United States	11.9	9.3	8.8
West Germany	7.1	7.9	7.3
Italy	4.9	4.3	7.8
France	4.3	4.0	4.7
United Arab Emirates	3.0	3.1	4.4

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Bahrain, Qatar, 1991-92, London, 1991, 35.