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Education at all levels is free but not compulsory. The
primary school is 6 years old from the children is 6 years
old. Secondary school is two-fold (3 + 3 years). According
to UNESCO's calculations, approx. 18% of the adult
population illiterate (2003). The University of Qatar was
established in 1977. See TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA for TOEFL, ACT, SAT testing locations and high school codes in Qatar.
 Doha
Doha, al-Dawha, capital of the Emirate of Qatar on the Persian Gulf; 1.3
million residents (2013). The city was long a small port town for pearl fishing
in the Gulf, but with oil discoveries in the 1940's developed into a modern and
very wealthy city. Doha has both a deep-water port and an international airport,
and more than 80% of the emirate's residents live in the city.
The city is located in an extremely dry area and the freshwater supply is
based on desalination of seawater. The satellite city of Umm Said 40 km south of
Doha is the country's industrial center with especially energy-intensive
companies such as ammonia production, iron and steel mills and petrochemical
industry.
The Arab television station Al-Jazeera has been headquartered in Doha since
1996, and the US military headquarters during the Iraq war were also located in
the city. Doha hosted the World Trade Organization WTO Ministerial Conference in
2001.
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