_#_Electricity: 1,514,000 kW capacity; 4,000 million kWh produced, 8,540 kWh per capita (1989)
_#_Industries: crude oil production and refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel, cement
_#_Agriculture: farming and grazing on small scale, less than 2% of GDP; commercial fishing increasing in importance; most food imported
_#_Economic aid: donor—pledged $2.7 billion in ODA to less developed countries (1979-88)
_#_Currency: Qatari riyal (plural—riyals); 1 Qatari riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams
_#_Exchange rates: Qatari riyals (QR) per US$1—3.6400 riyals (fixed rate)
_#_Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
_*Communications #_Highways: 1,500 km total; 1,000 km bituminous, 500 km gravel or natural surface (est.)
_#_Pipelines: crude oil, 235 km; natural gas, 400 km
_#_Ports: Doha, Umm Said, Halul Island