Gulf Cooperation Council
regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of many Arab states of the Persian Gulf / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf[2] (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربي), originally (and still colloquially) known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is an Arab regional political, economic, military and security organization. GCC has six Arab countries namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The countries border the Arabian Gulf. They form the majority of the area of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Gulf Cooperation Council | |
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Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Official languages | Arabic |
Type | Trade bloc |
Membership | 6 states |
Leaders | |
• Secretary General | Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf [ar] |
United Arab Emirates[1] | |
Establishment | |
• As the GCC | 25 May 1981; 42 years ago (1981-05-25) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,673,108 km2 (1,032,093 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0.6% |
Population | |
• 2021* estimate | 65,506,958 (25th) |
• Density | 21.13/km2 (54.7/sq mi) (162nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $3.655 trillion (7th) |
• Per capita | $71,205 (7th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018* estimate |
• Total | $1.638 trillion (11th) |
• Per capita | $34,265 (25th) |
Gini (2012) | 28.7 low |
HDI (2018) | 0.840 very high · 45th |
Currency | 6 currencies
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It was established on May 25, 1981 at the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, after it was suggested by Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah. The General Secretariat of the Council is currently held by Nayef Al-Hajraf. The council is based in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.