Good morning. I'm interested in finding out more about the country of Qatar. Can you assist me? 
 Sure! Officially, it is the State of Qatar. It is a sovereign country that has only one land border that is to the south with Saudi Arabia. The rest of the country is surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait separates the nearby island country of Bahrain. 
 Thanks for confirming for me exactly where Qatar is located. Can you about the geography/topography of the country itself? 
 Qatar is a small peninsula called the Qatari Peninsula that juts 100 miles into the Persian Gulf. I might only share one land border, but it has maritime borders with Iran and the United Arab Emirates. 
 Do you know if Qatar is primarily sand and dessert as is Saudi Arabia? 
 I do not have that information, but Saudi Arabia has proposed the building of a canal along the Saudi-Qatar border that would turn Qatar into an island. 
 How very interesting. I wasn't aware of that. What can you tell me about the demographics of the Qatar? 
 As of 2017, Qatar's total population was around 2.6 million people. Of that only 313,000 were Qatari citizens. The remaining 2.3 million peoples were expatriates. Islam is the official religion, but there is a small population of Christians who are all immigrants. 
 What more can you tell me about the large population of expatriates? That's a huge number compared the actual number of citizens. 
 Arabic is the main language of Qatar, but English is very useful to communicate with the large expatriate population. Although, the largest number of expatriates are South Asian. Another 28% of expats are mainly Egyptian and Filipino. 
 Wow. I had no idea Qatar was home to so many South Asians. What information can you provide on the average age or income of the population of Qatar? 
 I do not have specific numbers, but Qatar has the highest income in the world. This is driven mostly by the oil industry. 
 I wasn't aware of that. You have provided so much useful information today. Thanks so much for your help!! 
 You're welcome!
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