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

Non-member states

ASEAN candidate states

ASEAN observer states

ASEAN Plus Three

Main article: ASEAN Plus Three

The present members of ASEAN together with:

East Asia Summit

Main article: East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

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

  1. ^ About Us, ASEAN Regional Forum official website. Retrieved June 12, 2006
  2. ^ Overview, ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved June 12, 2006
  3. ^ East Timor ASEAN Bid Retrieved July 28, 2006
  4. ^ ASEAN secretariat
  5. ^ Bangladesh joins ASEAN Regional Forum, Hindustan Times, July 22, 2006.

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