| Confederation of the Gulf States Confederali-ye Jumhuri-ye Ħulfu Timeline: Triangles and Crosses
Gulf States OTL equivalent: Portuguese trading posts in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrein and Qatar. | ||||||
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 Localization of the Gulf States.
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| Capital | Hormuz | |||||
| Largest city | Mascate | |||||
| Other cities | Manama Seebe Casapo |
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| Official languages | Arabic Persian Hormuzi (lingua franca) |
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| Demonym | Gulfian | |||||
| Government | Confederal parliamentary constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Abbas Aminizadeh | ||||
| - | Speaker of the Union | Faheem Alhinai | ||||
| - | Chief Justice | Rahmatullah ibn Jahid | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| - | Upper house | Council of the Union | ||||
| - | Lower house | Council of Representatives | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Persian–Portuguese War | 1507–1622 | ||||
| - | Autonomy granted | October 20, 1921 | ||||
| - | Independence | November 13, 1974 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | February 11, 1976 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 92,743 km2 35,808 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2020 estimate | 7,282,740 | ||||
| HDI (2018) | 0.852 (high) | |||||
| Currency | Gulfian res (GFR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 | |||||
| Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +973 | |||||
The Gulf States (Hormuzi: Jumhuri-ye Ħulfu), officially the Confederation of the Gulf States (Hormuzi: Confederali-ye Jumhuri-ye Ħulfu) is a country located in the Persian Gulf. The country borders Iran to the north, Arabia to the northwest, and Oman to the southeast. According to the 2019 census, the Gulf States' population is over 7.2 million, of which around a third of the population are non-nationals. The capital of the country is Hormuz while the largest city is Muscat.
The territory of the Gulf States started to take shape with the Portuguese conquest of cities across the Persian Gulf, as well as the establishment of several trading posts. A strategic area to the empire, the confederation was once centralized in the Kingdom of Hormuz until the 19th century and early 20th century, where autonomy was granted to the states. Due to its location, the exchange between the Arabs, Persians and the Portuguese caused the development of the Hormuzi creole, the most spoken language in the country. In 1974, the country formally and peacefully declared its independence. Fearing annexation from either Iran and Arabia, the country aligned themselves to the Western Bloc during the Cold War.
The Gulf States is a confederation comprising city-states (called feitorias) and monarchies across the Persian Gulf. Most of these cities saw a rapid development due to the control of the Gulf by the Portuguese Empire, since it was one of the main seaway trading routes to China, India, and East Africa. The discovery of oil in the region occasioned in the economic growth of Portugal during the early XX century and the growth of the Gulf States post-independence.
A regional power, the Gulf States emerged as a significant power in the Arab world through its resource-wealth. The country works as a Islamic democracy, and the power is mostly delegated to the states of the confederation. While some states adapt the instruments of liberal democracies, other ones are considered absolute monarchies, such as the same Principality of Hormuz. The country enjoys economic freedom and a relatively young population, but is often criticized due to corruption and human rights abuses in some states.
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