provisional constitution enacted 19 April 1972 |
provisional constitution enacted 19 April 1972. A commitee was formed in 2000 to create a constitution. |
suffrage is limited to municipal elections |
suffrage is currently limited to municipal elections (for both males and females aged 18 years or more) Qatar is expected to have more suffrage and democracy in the near future. |
none; the monarch is hereditary; note - in March 1999 Qatar held elections for representatives to its Central Municipal Council |
none; the monarch is hereditary; note - in March 1999 Qatar held elections for representatives to its Central Municipal Council., the Advisory Council is expected to be the next Council to be elected. |
ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
ABEDA?, AFESD?, AL?, AMF?, CCC?, ESCWA?, FAO, G-77?, GCC, IAEA, IBRD?, ICAO, ICRM?, IDB?, IFAD?, IFRCS?, IHO? (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat?, Intelsat?, Interpol?, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM?, OAPEC?, OIC?, OPCW?, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD?, UNESCO, UNIDO?, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, WTO |