Member States
There are six member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG) or Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
| Flag |
Common name |
Official name (English) | Official name (Arabic) | Type of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn | Constitutional monarchy | |
| Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Dawlat al-Kuwayt | Constitutional monarchy | |
| Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Salṭanat ʻUmān | Absolute monarchy | |
| Qatar | State of Qatar | Dawlat Qaṭar | Constitutional monarchy | |
| Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya | Absolute monarchy | |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | Federal monarchy (elective de jure, hereditary de facto) |
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