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Arab states of the Persian Gulf
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Overview of Arab states located in or bordering the Persian Gulf
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulfare the seven Arab stateswhich border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabiaand the United Arab Emirates(UAE), All Gulf states are located in the Arabian Peninsulaexcept for Iraq[citation needed]. [ 1][2][3]All of these states except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC),[4]and prefer to use the term "Arabian Gulf" rather than the historical name of the Persian Gulf. [ 5]
The Persian Gulf's coastline skirts seven Arab countries on its western shores and Iranto the east. ( Oman's Musandam peninsulameets the Persian gulf at the Strait of Hormuz)
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1Politics
2Culture
3Freedom of press
4Peace
5Economy
6See also
7References
8Further reading
9External links
Politics[edit]
Some states are constitutional monarchieswith elected parliaments. Bahrain(Majlis al Watani) and Kuwait(Majlis al Ummah) have legislatures with members elected by the population. The Sultanate of Oman also has an advisory council (Majlis ash-Shura) that is popularly elected. In the UAE, a federation of seven monarchical emirates, the Federal National Councilfunctions only as an advisory body, but some of its members are now chosen via a limited electoral collegenominated by the seven rulers.