GCC Countries-Gulf Cooperation Council

GCC Countries GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) also known as The Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf  is a regional organization involving the six Arab Gulf states with many economic and social objectives in mind. Organization  Created on May 25, 1981, the Council is comprised of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It should be noted that not all of countries neighboring the Persian Gulf are members of the council. Specifically, Iran (Persia) and Iraq are not members. The common term "Persian Gulf" is not used in the name of the organization, as the governments of these Arab countries since the 1960s refer to the Persian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf"