Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

As of 2010 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state.

ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

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A list of member states is provided below. The members of ASEAN Plus Three and the East Asia Summit are also listed. Both forums are ASEAN led and meetings are held 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 to promote regional peace.[2]

ASEAN member states

Flag Country
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(km²)
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 Official languages Leaders Accession
Brunei

Negara Brunei Darussalam		 Bandar Seri Begawan 5,765 j401,890
(2011 Est.)		 65 Brunei dollar
(BND)		 Malay Head of State and Government:
Hassanal Bolkiah		 1984-01-07
Cambodia


(Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa)		 Phnom Penh 181,035 g13,388,910
(2008 Census)		 78 Cambodian riel
(KHR)		 Khmer Head of State: Norodom Sihamoni
Head of Government: Hun Sen		 1999-04-30
Indonesia

Republik Indonesia		 Jakarta 1,904,569 a237,556,363
(2010 Census)		 113 Indonesian rupiah
(IDR)		 Indonesian Head of State and Government:
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono		 1967-08-08
Laos

ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
(Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao)		 Vientiane 236,800 h6,477,211
(2011 Est.)		 24 Lao kip
(LAK)		 Lao Head of State: Choummaly Sayasone
Head of Government: Thongsing Thammavong		 1997-07-23
Malaysia

Malaysia		 Kuala Lumpur 329,847 f27,565,821
(2010 Census)		 72 Malaysian ringgit
(MYR)		 Malay Head of State: Abdul Halim
Head of Government: Najib Abdul Razak		 1967-08-08
Myanmar


(Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw)		 Naypyidaw 676,578 e58,840,000
(2010 Est.)		 81 Myanmar kyat
(MMK)		 Burmese Head of State and Government:
Thein Sein		 1997-07-23
Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
Republika ng Pilipinas		 Manila 300,000 b101,833,938
(2011 Est.)		 295 Philippine peso
(PHP)		 Filipino,
English
 Head of State and Government:
Benigno Aquino III		 1967-08-08
Singapore

Republic of Singapore
Republik Singapura
新加坡共和国
(Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó)
சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
(Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu)		 Singapore 707.1 i5,076,700
(2010 Census)		 6,619 Singapore dollar
(SGD)		 Malay,
Chinese (Mandarin),
English,
Tamil
 Head of State: Tony Tan Keng Yam
Head of Government: Lee Hsien Loong		 1967-08-08
Thailand

ราชอาณาจักรไทย
(Ratcha Anachak Thai)		 Bangkok 513,115 d66,720,153
(2011 Est.)		 126 Thai baht
(THB)		 Thai Head of State: Bhumibol Adulyadej
Head of Government: Yingluck Shinawatra		 1967-08-08
Vietnam

Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam		 Hanoi 331,690 c85,846,997
(2009 Census)		 248 Vietnamese đồng
(VND)		 Vietnamese Head of State: Truong Tan Sang
Head of Government: Nguyen Tan Dung		 1995-07-28

Non-member states

ASEAN candidate states

See also: Enlargement of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Flag Country
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(km²)
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Papua New Guinea[3][4]

Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini		 Port Moresby 462,840 a6,187,591
(2011 Est.)		 14.5 Papua New Guinean kina
(PGK)		 English,
Tok Pisin,
Hiri Motu		 Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Ogio (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Peter O'Neill		 1976[5]
(status)
Timor-Leste[6]

Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste
República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Republik Demokrasi Timor Leste		 Dili 14,874 b1,066,409
(2010 Census)		 76.2 United States dollar
(USD)		 Portuguese,
Tetum		 Head of State: José Ramos-Horta
Head of Government: Xanana Gusmão		 2002
(status)

ASEAN Plus Three

Main article: ASEAN Plus Three

The present members of ASEAN together with:

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China

中华人民共和国
(Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)		 Beijing 9,640,011 a1,339,724,852
(2010 Census)		 139.6 Renminbi (Chinese yuan)
(CNY)		 Chinese (Mandarin),[7]
written in simplified characters[7]
see also languages of China		 Head of State: Hu Jintao
Head of Government: Wen Jiabao
Japan

日本国
(Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku)		 Tokyo 377,873 b128,056,026
(2010 Census)		 337.6 Japanese yen
(JPY)		 Japanese (de facto) Head of State: Akihito
Head of Government: Yoshihiko Noda
South Korea

대한민국
大韓民國
(Daehanminguk)		 Seoul 100,140 c48,875,000
(2010 Census)		 493 South Korean won
(KRW)		 Korean Head of State: Lee Myung-bak
Head of Government: Kim Hwang-sik

East Asia Summit

Main article: East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

Flag Country
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(km²)
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 Official languages Leaders
Australia

Commonwealth of Australia		 Canberra 7,686,850 d22,674,736
(2011 Est.)		 2.833 Australian dollar
(AUD)		 English (de facto) Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Quentin Bryce (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Julia Gillard
India

Republic of India
भारत गणराज्य
(Bhārat Gaṇarājya)		 New Delhi 3,287,240 a1,210,193,422
(2011 Census)		 364.4 Indian rupee
(INR)		 Hindi (Devanagari script),
English
also see Languages of India		 Head of State: Pratibha Patil
Head of Government: Manmohan Singh
New Zealand

New Zealand
Aotearoa		 Wellington 268,680 e4,393,500
(2010 Est.)		 16.1 New Zealand dollar
(NZD)		 English,
Māori,
NZ Sign Language		 Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Mateparae (Governor-General)
Head of Government: John Key
Russia

Российская Федерация
(Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)		 Moscow 17,075,400 c142,905,208
(2010 Census)		 8.3 Russian ruble
(RUB)		 Russian
also see Languages of Russia		 Head of State: Dmitry Medvedev
Head of Government: Vladimir Putin
United States

United States of America		 Washington 9,629,091 b308,745,538
(2010 Census)		 32 United States dollar
(USD)		 English (de facto) Head of State and Government:
Barack Obama

ASEAN Regional Forum

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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(km²)
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 Official languages Leaders
Bangladesh[8]

গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
(Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh)		 Dhaka 147,570 b142,319,000
(2011 Census)		 1,099.3 Bangladeshi taka
(BDT)		 Bangla (de jure & de facto)
English (de facto)		 Head of State: Zillur Rahman
Head of Government: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Canada

Canada		 Ottawa 9,984,670 c34,545,000
(2011 Est.)		 3.41 Canadian dollar
(CAD)		 English and French Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, David Johnston (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Stephen Harper
Mongolia

Монгол улс
(Mongol uls)

(Mongγol ulus)		 Ulaanbaatar 1,564,115.75 e2,754,685
(2010 Census)		 1.75 Mongolian tögrög
(MNT)		 Mongolian Head of State: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Head of Government: Sükhbaataryn Batbold
North Korea

조선민주주의인민공화국
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國
(Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk)		 Pyongyang 120,540 d24,052,231
(2008 Census)		 198.3 North Korean won
(KPW)		 Korean Head of State: Kim Il-sung (de jure),
Kim Jong-il (supreme leader), Kim Yong-nam (de facto)
Head of Government: Choe Yong-rim
Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان
(Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān)		 Islamabad 796,095 a187,342,721
(2011 Est.)		 214.3 Pakistani rupee
(PKR)		 Urdu (national)
English		 Head of State: Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government: Yousaf Raza Gillani
European Union

 Brussels
Luxembourg
Strasbourg		 4,324,782 502,486,499
(2011 Est.)		 115.9 Euro
(EUR)		 see languages of the European Union Head of State: Herman Van Rompuy (council), José Manuel Barroso (commission)
Head of Government: Jerzy Buzek

References

  1. ^ About Us, ASEAN Regional Forum official website. Retrieved 2006-06-12
  2. ^ Overview, ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved 2006-06-12
  3. ^ Papua New Guinea asks RP support for Asean membership bid Retrieved 2009-07-08
  4. ^ Somare seeks PGMA's support for PNG's ASEAN membership bid Retrieved 2009-07-08
  5. ^ ASEAN secretariat
  6. ^ East Timor ASEAN Bid Retrieved 2006-07-28
  7. ^ a b Law of the People's Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language (Order of the President No.37)
  8. ^ Bangladesh joins ASEAN Regional Forum, Hindustan Times, July 22, 2006.

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