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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG; Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; مجلس التعاون الخليجي) is a trade bloc involving the six Arab Gulf states with many economic and social objectives. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Arabian Gulf States, also called the Gulf States (which may cause a confusion with the Gulf States of the United States, which are those along the Gulf of Mexico), are the countries in Southwest Asia or the Middle East which border the Arabian Gulf. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 44 KB)GCC Countries File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... A trade bloc is a large free trade area or free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ... The Gulf states are a group of six Arab countries that border the Persian Gulf. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... ISO 4217 Code BHD User(s) Bahrain Inflation 2. ... ISO 4217 Code KWD User(s) Kuwait Inflation 3. ... ISO 4217 Code OMR User(s) Oman Inflation 1. ... ISO 4217 Code QAR User(s) Qatar Inflation 7. ... ISO 4217 Code SAR User(s) Saudi Arabia Inflation 1. ... ISO 4217 Code AED User(s) United Arab Emirates Inflation 4. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... A trade bloc is a large free trade area or free trade area formed by one or more tax, tariff and trade agreements. ... The Gulf states are a group of six Arab countries that border the Persian Gulf. ...

History

Created on May 25, 1981, the Council comprises the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The unified economic agreement between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed on 11 November 1981 in Riyadh. These countries are often referred to as Gulf Cooperative Countries.^[1] May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Riyadh (Arabic: â€Ž ar-RiyÄá¸) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ...

Not all of the countries neighbouring the Persian Gulf are members of the council. Iran is deliberately excluded,^[2], and "up to 2003, Iraq acted as a security barrier for the Gulf Arab states against Iran."^[3] Yemen is currently (as of 2006) in negotiations for GCC membership, and hopes to join by 2016.^[4] 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2016 (MMXVI) will be a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Objectives

Gulf Arabic (occasionally Persian Gulf Arabic) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. ...

Secretaries-General

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Comparison with other regional blocs

Most active regional blocs
as of 2004

Regional bloc¹

Area (km²)

Population

GDP (PPP) ($US)

Member
states¹

in millions

per capita

Agadir

1,703,910

126,066,286

513,674

4,075

29,797,500

897,548,804

1,515,000

1,896

ASEAN

4,400,000

553,900,000

2,172,000

4,044

CACM

422,614

37,816,598

159,536

4,219

CARICOM

462,344

14,565,083

64,219

4,409

(14+1)³

CCASG / GCC

2,285,844

35,869,438

536,223

14,949

CEFTA

298,148

28,929,682

222,041

7,675

(7+1)³

4,325,675

496,198,605

12,025,415

24,235

EurAsEC

20,789,100

208,067,618

1,689,137

8,118

EFTA

529,600

12,233,467

471,547

38,546

GUAM

810,506

63,764,600

456,173

7,154

NAFTA

21,588,638

430,495,039

15,279,000

35,491

PARTA

528,151

7,810,905

23,074

2,954

(14+2)³

SAARC

5,136,740

1,467,255,669

4,074,031

2,777

Unasur / Unasul

17,339,153

370,158,470

2,868,430

7,749

UN and countries
for reference²

Area (km²)

Population

GDP (PPP) ($US)

Units⁴

in millions

per capita

133,178,011

6,411,682,270

55,167,630

8,604

192

Brazil

8,514,877

188,078,261

1,594,482

9,108

Canada

9,984,670

32,507,874

1,165,000

35,200

India

3,287,590

1,102,600,000

4,042,000

3,700

Japan

377,873

128,085,000

4,220,000

33,100

PR China⁵

9,596,960

1,306,847,624

10,000,000

7,600

Russia

17,075,200

143,782,338

1,723,000

12,100

USA

9,631,418

300,000,000

12,980,000

43,500

Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database. Legend

smallest value among the blocs compared largest value among the blocs compared

Footnotes
¹ Including data only for full and most active members.
² Including the largest five countries by area, population and GDP (PPP).
³ Including non-sovereign autonomous areas of other states.
⁴ Members or administrative divisions.
⁵ Data for the People's Republic of China does not include Hong Kong, Macau, or regions administered
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See also

The Gulf states are a group of six Arab countries that border the Persian Gulf. ... Iranian-Arab relations have always been very mixed. ... The Euro-Mediterranean free trade area (EU-MEFTA) is based on the Barcelona Process and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). ... The U.S. MEFTA initiative started in 2003 with the purpose of creating a U.S. Middle East Free Trade Area. ... This is a list of trade-related international organisations only. ...

References

^ Tourism Australia Strengthens Commitment In The Gulf Countries. Tourism Australia (October 6, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
^ Simon Henderson (December 21, 2005). The Elephant in the Gulf: Arab States and Iran’s Nuclear Program. Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
^ Dr Mustafa Alani, Gulf Research Center (February 27, 2007). Iran, Iraq and the Gulf Region. Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
^ Yemen hopeful to join GCC in 2016. Yemen Times (December 19, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
^ "Kuwait pegs dinar to basket of currencies", Forbes, 2007-05-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
^ Clip No. 426: excerpts from an interview with the former Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdallah Bishara. TV Monitor Project, MEMRI (December 12, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.

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