Qatar (/ˈkæˌtɑr/, i/ˈkɑːtɑr/, /ˈkɑːtər/ or i/kəˈtɑr/; Arabic: قطر‎‎ Qatar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ɡɪtˤɑr]), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر‎‎ Dawlaṫ Qatar), is a sovereign Arab country located in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the…