Doha is the capital city of Qatar. It is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf. Doha is Qatar's largest city, with over 80 percent of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is the economic center of the country. Doha is home to the Education City, an area devoted to research and education. It is a modern and rapidly developing city and, considering the money being poured into construction, it looks set to become one of the premier cities in the Gulf within a few years.