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Question
- Name the Gulf countries
- In which direction do they lie in the Asian content.
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Solution
- The Gulf countries are Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain. They are called as Gulf countries because they are members of the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council).
- They lie in the western direction of the Asian continent.
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