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Authoritatively known as the State of Qatar, the nation is ruled by His Highness Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir. Qatar is a promontory arranged towards the South-West of the Arabian Gulf, and is flanked by Saudi Arabia through an area entry at its south-western fringe; the nation picked up its autonomy from Britain on September 3, 1971.