Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Gulf Cooperation Council
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | |
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| Headquarters |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[1] |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Type | Trade bloc |
| Membership | 6 states |
| Leaders | |
 Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf | |
 United Arab Emirates[2] | |
| Establishment | |
• As the GCC | 25 May 1981 |
| 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) |  28.7low |
| HDI (2018) |  0.840very high · 45th |
| Currency | 6 currencies
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Gulf Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, originally known as the Gulf Cooperation Council, is a regional, intergovernmental political and economic union that consist of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The council main headquarter is in the city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.