Qatar has become the richest country in the world in terms of gross national product per capita despite imposed diplomatic and economic embargoes laid by the Gulf states such as the UAE, Bahrain, mainly the Saudi regime and Egypt.

Qatar ranked first in the world's richest countries with a per capita national income of $ 116 thousand 79.

Kuwait was fifth with 72,870 dollars, UAE was seventh with 67,750 dollars, Saudi regime was 14th with 49,620 dollars and Bahrain was 23rd with 41,550 dollars.

Qatar has an only land border with the Saudi kingdom, was embargoed by some regional countries in the wake of the Gulf crisis.

In Qatar, which is the second-least jobless country in the world with an unemployment rate of 0.4 percent, the level of well-being makes itself felt in all aspects of life.

Qatar, which 60 percent of its economy relies on natural gas and oil, has the world's largest proven gas reserves and is again the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNP)

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