This is a list of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states. ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. As of 2010[update], there are 10 member states within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with one candidate and one observer. The members of ASEAN Plus Three and the East Asia Summit are also listed. Both forums are ASEAN led and meetings are helding following the ASEAN Summit.
Also listed are participants of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), an organization throughout the Asia-Pacific region whose objectives are to foster dialogue and consultation, and promote confidence-building and preventive diplomacy in the region.[1]
The ASEAN is an organization on the Southeast Asian region that aims to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development among its members and the promotion of regional peace.[2]
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Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2008 unless noted) |
Density | UTC | Currency | Official languages | Head of State | Head of Government | Membership date |
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Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan | 5,765 | 490,000 |
65/km² | +8 | dollar | Malay | Hassanal Bolkiah | January 7, 1984 | ||
Burma (Myanmar) | Naypyidaw | 676,578 | 50,020,000 | 81/km² | +6:30 | kyat | Burmese | Than Shwe | Thein Sein | July 23, 1997 | |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 181,035 | 13,388,910 | 78/km² | +7 | riel | Khmer | Norodom Sihamoni | Hun Sen | April 30, 1999 | |
Indonesia | Jakarta | 1,904,569 | 230,130,000 | 113/km² | +7, +8, +9 | rupiah | Indonesian | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | August 8, 1967 | ||
Laos | Vientiane | 236,800 | 6,320,000 | 24/km² | +7 | kip | Lao | Choummaly Sayasone | Bouasone Bouphavanh | July 23, 1997 | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 329,847 | 28,200,000 | 72/km² | +8 | ringgit | Malay, English, |
Mizan Zainal Abidin | Najib Abdul Razak | August 8, 1967 | |
Philippines | Manila | 300,000 | 92,226,600 (2007) |
295/km² | +8 | peso | Filipino, English |
Benigno Aquino III | August 8, 1967 | ||
Singapore | Singapore | 707.1 | 4,839,400 (2007) |
6,619/km² | +8 | dollar | Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), English, Tamil |
Sellapan Ramanathan | Lee Hsien Loong | August 8, 1967 | |
Thailand | Bangkok | 513,115 | 63,389,730 (2003) |
126/km² | +7 | baht | Thai | Bhumibol Adulyadej | Abhisit Vejjajiva | August 8, 1967 | |
Vietnam | Hanoi | 331,690 | 88,069,000 | 248/km² | +7 | đồng | Vietnamese | Nguyễn Minh Triết | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng | July 28, 1995 |
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2009) | Density | UTC | Currency | Official languages | Head of State | Head of Government |
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Papua New Guinea[3][4] (observer since 1976) [5] |
Port Moresby | 462,840 | 6,732,000 | 14.5/km² | +10 | kina | English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu |
Queen Elizabeth II | Sir Michael Somare | |
Timor-Leste[6] | Dili | 14,874 | 1,134,000 | 76.2/km² | +9 | dollar | Portuguese, Tetum |
José Ramos-Horta | Xanana Gusmão |
The present members of ASEAN together with:
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2009) | Density | UTC | Currency | Official languages | Head of State | Head of Government |
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China, People's Republic |
Beijing | 9,596,961 – 9,639,688 |
1,345,751,000 | 139.6/km² | +8 | renminbi (yuan) | Standard Mandarin (spoken),[7] Simplified Chinese (written)[7] |
Hu Jintao | Wen Jiabao | |
South Korea | Seoul | 100,140 | 48,379,392 | 493/km² | +9 | won | Korean | Lee Myung-bak | Chung Un-chan | |
Japan | Tokyo (de facto) | 377,873 | 127,590,000 | 337.6/km² | +9 | yen | Japanese (de facto) | Akihito | Naoto Kan |
The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (2009) | Density | UTC | Currency | Official languages | Head of State | Head of Government |
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Australia | Canberra | 7,686,850 | 22,008,225 | 2.833/km² | +8-+10:30 (+8-+11:30) DST |
dollar | English (de facto) | Queen Elizabeth II | Julia Gillard | |
India | New Delhi | 3,287,240 | 1,198,003,000 | 364.4/km² | +5:30 | rupee | Hindi (Devanagari script), English |
Pratibha Patil | Manmohan Singh | |
New Zealand | Wellington | 268,680 | 4,315,800 | 16.1/km² | +12 (+13) DST |
dollar | English, Māori, NZ Sign Language |
Queen Elizabeth II | John Key |
The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 27 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
The list includes the members of the East Asia Summit plus:
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