Qatar (/ ˈ k æ t ɑːr /, / ˈ k ɑː t ɑːr / (), / ˈ k ɑː t ər / or / k ə ˈ t ɑːr / (); Arabic: قطر Qaṭar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ˈɡɪtˤɑr]), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر Dawlat Qaṭar), is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

