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1 (National)
Arabic, Standard
[arb]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2003, Constitution, Article 1).
3 (Wider communication)
Arabic, Gulf Spoken
[afb]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language, absent from formal education. 104,000 in Qatar (1986).
4 (Educational)
Persian, Iranian
[pes]
4 (Educational). 73,000 in Qatar (1993).