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Islam around 628 CE. Today, it is one of the most important banking nations in the world. Qatar Without looking carefully at the map of the region, Qatar could be considered nothing more than a small peninsula off the coast of Saudi Arabia. For much of its history, the reality was not far from this perception. Qatar borders only its larger sister country, and has relied on trade and financial support with Saudi Arabia for much of its history. With a desert landscape held within just 4,471 square miles or 11,581 square kilometers, it is one of the smallest nations in the

The Al Jazeera Media Network, based in Doha, is one of the largest in the world, with more than 70 bureaus across the globe broadcasting in multiple languages.

Chapter 1: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Qatar

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