Qatar Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Qatar, civil time is represented by Asia/Qatar, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 240 V, the international calling code is +974, and the country-code domain is .qa.
Qatar time right now
Civil time reference
Qatar is represented here using Asia/Qatar.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Qatar.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type G
3 rectangular pins
How Qatar is identified internationally
For Qatar, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Qatar practical data table
| Field | Qatar | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Qatar | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 240 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +974 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .qa | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | QA | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | QAT | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 634 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Qatar's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +974, ccTLD .qa, time-zone reference Asia/Qatar, and identify the authority used for each claim.