Qatar
- Name: Qatar
- Location: Western Asia, Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
- Initials: QA
- Time: GMT +3
- International Country Code: +974
- International Access Code: 00
- Language: Arabic /árabe
- Currency: 1 Riyal (QAR) = 100 Dirham
- Population: 1,853,563
- Capital: Doha
- Religions: 77% Muslims
- Climate: Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
In accordance with traditional Islam, homosexual acts are forbidden and there is no legal recognition of same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits.