Gulf Cooperation Council

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The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and economic alliance of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf that coordinates regional policies, security, and economic integration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political and economic alliance
regional intergovernmental organization
aims coordination of defense and security policies
coordination of foreign policy among member states
economic integration of member states
promotion of common market and customs union
cooperatesWith Arab League
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

United Nations
fieldOfWork economic cooperation
energy policy coordination
infrastructure integration
regional security cooperation
trade liberalization
foundingDate 1981-05-25
foundingLocation Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
hasAgreement GCC Common Market
GCC Customs Union
hasCharter Charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council
hasCurrencyInitiative GCC common currency project
hasMeeting annual GCC summit
hasOrgan GCC Consultative Authority
GCC Ministerial Council
GCC Patent Office
GCC Secretariat General
GCC Standardization Organization
GCC Supreme Council
hasPolicyArea counterterrorism cooperation
education cooperation
environmental protection
health cooperation
transport and communications integration
hasSubOrganization Peninsula Shield Force
headquartersLocation Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
legalForm charter-based organization
memberOf League of Arab States system of regional organizations
memberState Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
officialLanguage Arabic
regionServed Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf
shortName GCC

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Operation Desert Shield region Gulf Cooperation Council
this entity surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council states
Port of Mina Salman region Gulf Cooperation Council
Al Habtoor Engineering regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Arabian Gulf University regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Bahrain Bourse regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Bahrain Financial Harbour regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
GCC Standardization Organization regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Khalifa Bin Salman Port regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Khalifa Port regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Oman Aviation Group regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Port of Jebel Ali regionServed Gulf Cooperation Council
Ajman regionalOrganization Gulf Cooperation Council
Saudi Arabia regionalOrganization Gulf Cooperation Council
GCC Customs Union relatedTo Gulf Cooperation Council
Peninsula Shield Force relatedTo Gulf Cooperation Council
Arabian Gulf University serves Gulf Cooperation Council
this entity surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Yemeni Revolution of 2011 significantEvent Gulf Cooperation Council
this entity surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council transition initiative
Afghan mujahideen supportedBy Gulf Cooperation Council
this entity surface form: Gulf Arab states