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Monday, September 25, 2017

Qatar Exports


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According to National Geographic MapMaker (mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org) and other sources, the following items are major exports of QATAR: aluminemonee, ammonia, bottled water, cement, chemicals (alcohol, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, ammonia, ether, etc.), coal tar oil, crude petroleum, ether, fertilizer, hydrogen, hydrogenated hydrocarbons, ice cream and other dairy products, iron ore, iron products, legume flour, mineral ash residue, natural gas, packaged cereal, petroleum jelly and other products, plastic, plastic products, rice, scrap copper, seafood, ships, steel, sugar, sulfur, tea, tropical fruit, and wheat flour. According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include Japan (top importer), South Korea, India, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, France, Egypt, Italy, Spain, the United States, Indonesia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Turkey, Kuwait, Brazil, Malaysia, and South Africa.

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1 comment:

Wonderful World (GeoWhiz) said...

Spot the Spelling Error!
Answer: aluminemonee should be spelled aluminum or aluminium.

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