Genetic Disorders in the Arab World Qatar

Qatar is a peninsula bordering the Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. The country occupies an area of 11,437 square kilometers that roughly stretches 160 kilometers long and 70 kilometers wide. Doha is the capital of the country and the major administrative, commercial, and population center. The population of Qatar according to recent census was as high as 1,700,000 and the total number of live births were around 16,000. The country’s population has been roughly split with 20% native Qatari, largely tribal, and 25% other Arabs from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Palestine, and Jordan. The rest of the population (55%) consists of expatriate workers from the East and the West. Generally, Qatar is witnessing a rapid population growth and family units are large with more than five children per family.