Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is an emirate in the Middle East and Western Asia, occupying the Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state. Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab founded Wahhabism, a puritanical version of Islam which takes a literal interpretation of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. In the eighteenth century, Abd Al-Wahhab formed a pact with the al-Saud family, the founders of Saudi Arabia. The country is surrounded by the sea so watersports are a must. Kitesurfing is increasingly popular for the westerners while the locals prefer driving jet-skis at high speed next to the beaches.

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