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Qatar

1971 – present
Sovereign stateAsia

Qatar became fully independent from Britain in 1971, continuing the Al Thani ruling family's governance of the peninsula that began in the mid-nineteenth century.

Borders in 2026 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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