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Contents
Political Profile ................................................. 1
Structure of Government ................................... 2
Political Reform and Elections ............................... 3
Human Rights and Social Issues .................................. 4
H um an R ights ............................................4
Islam and Religious Freedom ................................ 4
Al Jazeera and the Qatari M edia .............................. 5
E ducation ................................................5
Econom ic O verview ................................................6
Oil and Natural Gas Production .............................. 6
U.S.-Qatari Relations ............................................. 7
Defense, Security, and Terrorism ................................. 8
U.S.-Qatar Defense Cooperation .............................. 8
Internal Security ......................................... 8
Terrorism Concerns ....................................... 9
Counterterrorism Support .................................. 10
Assassination of Chechen Terrorist Financier in Doha ............ 11
Trade and Economic Relations .................................. 11
Qatari Foreign Policy ............................................ 11
Persian Gulf States .......................................... 11
Iraq ........................................................12
Arab-Israeli Issues ........................................... 12
List of Figures
Figure 1. Qatar and Its Neighbors .................................... 1
Figure 2. M ap of Qatar ............................................ 15
List of Tables
Appendix A: Qatar in Brief ........................................ 14
Appendix B: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Qatar ............... 14
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