Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states

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This is a list of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by name. The ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. As of 2006, 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]

ASEAN member states

Flag	Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2004 unless noted)	Head of State	Head of Government	Membership date
	Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan	5,765	374,800 (2004 est.)	Hassanal Bolkiah		January 7, 1984
	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	181,035	14,131,000	Norodom Sihamoni	Hun Sen	April 30, 1999
	Indonesia	Jakarta	1,890,000	215,960,000	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono		August 8, 1967
	Laos	Vientiane	236,800	5,758,000	Khamtai Siphandon	Bounnhang Vorachith	July 23, 1997
	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	330,257	23,671,000	Mizan Zainal Abidin	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	August 8, 1967
	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	676,577	54,745,000	Than Shwe	Soe Win Thein Sein(Interim)	July 23, 1997
	Philippines	Manila	300,000	82,664,000	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo		August 8, 1967
	Singapore	Singapore City	704	4,680,600 (2007)	Sellapan Ramanathan	Lee Hsien Loong	August 8, 1967
	Thailand	Bangkok	513,254	64,470,000 (2003)	Bhumibol Adulyadej	Surayud Chulanont	August 8, 1967
	Vietnam	Hanoi	330,363	82,222,000	Nguyễn Minh Triết	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng	July 28, 1995

Non-member states

ASEAN candidate states

•  Timor-Leste ^[3]

ASEAN observer states

•  Papua New Guinea (since 1976) ^[4]

ASEAN Plus Three

Main article: ASEAN Plus Three

The present members of ASEAN together with:

•  People's Republic of China
•  Japan
•  South Korea

East Asia Summit

Main article: East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

•  Australia
•  India
•  New Zealand

ASEAN Regional Forum

The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 26 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

The list includes the members of the East Asia Summit plus:

References

External links

• ASEAN Secretariat. Retrieved on June 12, 2006
• ASEAN Regional Forum. Retrieved on June 12, 2006

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Brunei  Malaysia  Burma  Philippines  Cambodia  Singapore  Indonesia  Thailand  Laos  Vietnam
Observers:  Papua New Guinea  Timor-Leste

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