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Gulf Cooperation Council

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 Persian Gulf. They form the majority of the area of the Arabian Peninsula.

Gulf Cooperation Council
Map indicating GCC members
Map indicating GCC members
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Arabic
TypeTrade bloc
6 states
Leaders
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf [ar]
 United Arab Emirates[1]
Establishment
• As the GCC
25 May 1981; 44 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)Increase 0.840
very high · 45th
Currency
6 currencies
Website
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  1. Sum of component states' populations.

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.

Gulf Cooperation Council Media

  • President Obama and King Salman Deliver Statements to the Press.webm

    President Obama, CIA Director Brennan, and King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the GCC–US Summit in Riyadh on 21 April 2016

  • Rail transport map of Saudi Arabia.png

    Rail transport map of Saudi Arabia. The GCC Railway, a proposed railway system to connect all six GCC member states, can be seen in yellow.

  • Abdullah Yaccoub Bishara, Kuwait UN Ambassador United Nations, New York (cropped).jpg

    Abdullah Yaccoub Bishara, Kuwait UN Ambassador United Nations, New York (cropped)

  • Jamil Al-Hejailan.png

    Picture of Sheikh Jamil Al-Hejailan

  • Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah.jpg

    Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah

  • Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zaani & Cornel Feruta (01117855) (48747904168) (cropped).jpg

    Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zaani & Cornel Feruta (01117855) (48747904168) (cropped)

  • Nayef Falah Mubarak Al Hajraf (cropped).jpg

    Nayef Falah Mubarak Al Hajraf (cropped)

  • Secretary Blinken Meets with Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States - 53689212351.jpg

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers of the GCC member states in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 April 2024

  • ArabLeague Diagram-en.svg

    Euler diagram for the Arab League, which contains members of the Gulf Cooperation Council

  • President Joe Biden stands with leaders of the GCC countries, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan.jpg

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the leaders of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, the GGC and the United States, at the GCC+3 summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 16 July 2022

Related pages

References

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