International BusinessCourse Instructor: Sir Asif Tanveer.Presented By: Maaz Aqeel Uzair Malik Nauman Ahmed Usman Shafqat

GULF COUNTRIES.

There are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely 

• Bahrain - or Kingdom of Bahrain• Kuwait• Oman - or Sultanate of Oman• Qatar• Saudi Arabia - or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)• UAE - United Arab Emirates

All of these nations are part of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf  known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.

COUNTRIES NOT PART OF THE GCC

• Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) - is a Muslim country. Is not an Arab country (is Persian, only about 2% of the population is Arab). Has a coast on the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf).

• Iraq - is an Arab Muslim country. Has an Arabian Gulf coast (just barely, between Kuwait and Iran).

• Yemen - is an Arab Muslim country but does not have a coast on the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf).

BAHRAIN

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land AreaCurrencyCitizensCitizenship

Percentage expats5

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BahrainManamaHamad Bin Isa Al KhalifaKing, since Mar 19991,314,089 (2014, CIA)741 sq kmBahraini RiyalBahrainisFather, not birthplace55% (UN, 2013) Gulf Air6

KUWAIT

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land Area

CurrencyCitizensCitizenshipPercentage expats5

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Kuwait CitySheikh Sabah Al Ahmad 2,742,711 (2014, CIA) Kuwaiti DinarKuwaitisFather, not birthplace70% (PACI, 2014) Kuwait Airways6

QATAR

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land Area

CurrencyCitizensCitizenshipPercentage expats5

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QatarDohaSheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir from Jun 20132,123,160 (2014, CIA)

 

Qatari RiyalQatarisFather, not birthplace85% (2014, estimate) Qatar Airways

SAUDI ARAB

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land AreaCurrencyCitizensCitizenshipPercentage expats5

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Saudi Arabi (KSA)RiyadhKing Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing from 23 Jan 201527,345,986 (2014, CIA)2.15m sq kmSaudi RiyalSaudis or Saudi ArabiansFather, not birthplace30% (UN, 2013) Saudia6

OMAN

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land AreaCurrencyCitizensCitizenshipPercentage expats5

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OmanMuscatSultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said 3,219,775 (2014, CIA) Omani RiyalOmanisFather, not birthplace30% (UN, 2013) Oman Air

UAE

 CapitalRulerTitle, datePopulation2,3

Land AreaCurrencyCitizensCitizenshipPercentage expats5

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UAEAbu DhabiShaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident, since Nov 20049.2m (2013, World Bank)4

83,600 sq km

Dirham AEDEmiratisFather, not birthplace1

80-90%5

 Etihad Airways6