Qatar is located in Western Asia, occupying a peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The story focuses on Stephen Powell, an American operative contracted by the CIA to rescue the daughter of a Qatari prince with terrorist ties. The princess knows the location of an upcoming attack and Powell has 7 days to save her. Qatar would provide an authentic Middle Eastern setting for the international political thriller.

1. Qatar
Lakota Fischer, Breianna Bender, Roney Calderon and
Derek Gregg

2. We wanted to utilize a location befitting an international drama. With so much
conflict in the Middle East being about oil, and dictator-like government, we
chose to focus on the story of Stephen Powell, a man who was contracted by
the CIA to retrieve the daughter of a Qatari prince who had ties to terrorist
organizations thought his father and uncle. The daughter desperately did not
want to fall into her father’s lifestyle, so she told one of the undercover
American operatives that she would tell the location of the next attack on the
country, which would be at a soccer game that was to be broadcasted
worldwide the next week. Stephen has 7 days to determine who is on his side
from the CIA and save the Prince’s daughter before it is too late.

3. Geography
Our specific location is the
sub peninsula of Qatar in the
Persian Gulf. The country of
Bahrain is to the West, and it
is bordered on land by Saudi
Arabia. The interior of Qatar
is made up of desert plains
and salt flats.

4. Climate
In the Summer, the climate is hot and reaches
extreme humidity. Temperatures average 35
degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), but it
is not uncommon to see 50 degrees Celsius
(122 degrees Fahrenheit). There are brutal
sandstorms in Qatar as well. Qatar has mild
winters that normally last from November until
the beginning of February. During the winter
temperatures tend to be between 10 degrees
Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) and 25
degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). Qatar
is one of the driest countries on the planet with
an average annual rainfall of 81 mm (0.1 cm).

5. Government
Structure
Qatar is a sovereign and
independent state. They are
also an Islamic state whose laws
and customs follow Islamic
tradition. Their government is a
constitutional monarchy in which
the Emir-Sheikh Tamim Ibn
Hamad Al Thani is the head of
the state.

6. Currency
Qatari riyal
[.27 U.S Dollar]

7. GDP
(Trend)
According to the World Bank,
The current GDP is equivalent
to 167.6 USD as of 2017. It
is an upward trend.

8. Per Capita GDP
Qatar ranked number 7
in comparison to other
countries on a GDP per
capital ranking list for 2018.
The trend since 2010 seems
to be on a downward slope.

9. Wealth
Distribution in
the population
The current wealth distribution in the
Qatar looks good on paper and seems
to be on the rise reaching an average of
$156,986. However this figure could be
skewed due to the presence of a few
ultra-rich individuals. There is much
inequality and the results may exclude
the countries hundreds of thousands of
low income earners. The global trend is
that the rich keep getting richer and
Qatar is no different.

10. Enemies
• Intervention against ISIL
(2014-)
• Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab
intervention against Syrian
Islamists
• Enemies are Islamic state, Al-
Qaeda, Al-Nusra front,
Khorasan and Ahrar ash sham

11. Labor Force
The labor force in Qatar was reported to be at
197,436 in 2017 according to the world bank
collection of developmental indicators. Total
labor force are made of people ages 15 and
over who meet the international Labour
Organization. Qatar: Labor force participation
rate, The World Bank provides data for Qatar
from 1990 to 2017. The average value for
Qatar during those years was 81.49% with a
minimum of 77.01% in 2001 and a maxium of
87.56% in 2015. In 2017 it dropped 0.24% for
the previous which was 2016 at 87.14%.

12. Inflation Rate
(Trend)
The inflation decreased to
3.5% in 2019, compared to
the year prior which was the
highest it had ever been at
3.71%.

13. Infrastructure
(Transport and
Utilities)
Qatar enjoys an extensive and high-developed
infrastructure that has been built and developed with
oil wealth since the 1950s. The country is served by
a network of over 1,230 kilometers (764 miles) of
primary and secondary roads, linking Doha with
major industrial and oil producing areas. Most of
these roads, some 1,107 kilometers (688 miles), are
paves. The country has no railway system. Qatar has
4 airports, 2 of which have unpaved runways. Doha
international airports the country’s major airport. 28
airlines service Doha and bring in most of the
countries tourists. Qatar has 3 ports and harbors;
Doha, Halul Island and Umm Sa’id.

14. Infrastructure
(Transportation
and Utilities)
Continued
Electrical power is provided to Qataris from the Gas
Bay About and Was Abu Fontas power stations. In
addition, there are 6 gas turbines and an estimated
5,000 diesel units spread across the country.
Altogether, Qatar’s total power capacity is estimated
at 2,019 megawatts. In 2000 the government drew
up plans to build an independent power station with
a capacity of 1,902 megawatts to meet the
increasing demands of industrial projects and satisfy
rising power demand, which peaks in the summer
due to soaring temperatures. Several foreign
companies, which are expected to own 60% of the
project, have submitted bids, but the project’s
completion date remained unknown.

15. Infrastructure
(Transportation
and Utilities)
Continued
Telecommunication services in Qatar
are thoroughly modern. Telephone
service is provided by Qatar Public
Telecommunications Corporation (Q-
Tel), which is 55% government owned.
There are 430,000 landlines in the
country and in 2001, Q-Tel installed
additional exchanges for Doha and
Was Laffan. Q-Tel also provides
internet and cable television access.

16. Main Export
Qatar is the 45th largest exporter in the
world. Qatar’s main export is liquefied
natural gas. Petroleum gas makes up
53.3% or this export and Crude Petroleum
makes up 23.2%. This export makes up 60
percent of Qatar’s total exports. The main
recipients of Qatar’s exports are Japan,
South Korea, India, China and Singapore.

17. Imports
Qatar is the 59th largest importer in the world.
Qatar’s largest import is technology and
machinery. Planes, Helicopters and
Spacecraft make up 7.37% of this import,
while Cars make up 6.96%. Qatar receives
most of their imports from the United States,
the United Arab Emirates, China, France and
the United Kingdom.

18. Other
Population
Demographics
Qatar’s estimated population is 2.74 million. Of this
population, Arab nationals make up less than 15%
of their population. Indian make up 24% of the
population followed by Nepali at 16%, non-native
Arab at 13%, Filipino at 11% and Bangladesh and
Sri Lankan at 5%. Non-Qatari residents make up
for 88.4% of Qatar’s population. Only 11.6% of their
population are Qatari. Qatar’s population is also
primarily men at 74.91%, leaving only 25.09% to
be female.

19. Why Choose Qatar?
Qatar is a very beautiful destination. Any movie shot here would be breath taking without needing any
special effects. This would be the perfect location for our story line also. Qatar would give our movie
the authentic feel it needs to captivate our audience and show them the beauty of the middle east.

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