Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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As of 2010, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state.
ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is headquartered in Jakarta.
Lists
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 organisation 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 organisation 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
Non-member states
ASEAN Plus Three
The present members of ASEAN together with:
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | GDP per cap. (PPP) | HDI | Currency | Official languages | Leaders |
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![]() | China People's Republic of China | Beijing | 9,640,011 | [18] | 1,371,790,000139.6 | 12,880 | 0.719 | Chinese yuan (CNY; ¥) | Standard Chinese | Head of state: Xi Jinping Head of government: Li Keqiang |
![]() | Japan | Tokyo | 377,873 | [19] | 126,865,000337.6 | 37,390 | 0.890 | Japanese yen (JPY; ¥) | Japanese (de facto) | Head of state: Akihito Head of government: Shinzo Abe |
![]() | South Korea Republic of Korea | Seoul | 100,140 | [20] | 51,448,183493 | 35,277 | 0.891 | South Korean won (KRW; ₩) | Korean | Head of state: Moon Jae-in Head of government: Lee Nak-yeon |
ASEAN candidate/observer states
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | GDP per cap. (PPP) | HDI | Currency | Official languages | Leaders | Status |
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![]() | East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[21] | Dili | 14,874 | [22] | 1,231,11676.2 | 4,928 | 0.620 | United States dollar (USD; $) | Tetum and Portuguese | Head of state: Francisco Guterres Head of government: Taur Matan Ruak | Observer |
![]() | Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea[23][24] | Port Moresby | 462,840 | [25] | 7,400,00014.5 | 2,399 | 0.491 | Papua New Guinean kina (PGK; K) | English, Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu | Head of state: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Bob Dadae Head of government: Peter O'Neill | Observer |
East Asia Summit
The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | GDP per cap. (PPP) | HDI | Currency | Official languages | Leaders |
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![]() | Australia Commonwealth of Australia | Canberra | 7,686,850 | [26] | 23,881,1392.833 | 46,433 | 0.933 | Australian dollar (AUD; A$) | English (de facto) | Head of state: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Peter Cosgrove Head of government: Scott Morrison |
![]() | India Republic of India | New Delhi | 3,287,240 | [27] | 1,276,370,000364.4 | 5,855 | 0.586 | Indian rupee (INR; ₹) | Hindi in Devanagari script, English and others | Head of state: Ram Nath Kovind Head of government: Narendra Modi |
![]() | New Zealand | Wellington | 268,680 | [28] | 4,612,28016.1 | 35,152 | 0.910 | New Zealand dollar (NZD; NZ$) | English, Māori and NZ Sign Language | Head of state: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Patsy Reddy Head of government: Jacinda Ardern |
![]() | Russia Russian Federation | Moscow | 17,075,400 | [29] | 146,567,8808.3 | 24,805 | 0.778 | Russian ruble (RUB; ![]() | Russian | Head of state: Vladimir Putin Head of government: Dmitry Medvedev |
![]() | United States United States of America | Washington, D.C. | 9,629,091 | [30] | 321,719,00032 | 54,597 | 0.914 | United States dollar (USD; $) | English (de facto) | Head of state and government: Donald Trump |
ASEAN Regional Forum
The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 27 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
The list includes the members of the East Asia Summit plus:
Flag | Country | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | GDP per cap. (PPP) | HDI | Currency | Official languages | Leaders |
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![]() | Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh[31] | Dhaka | 147,570 | [32] | 159,143,0121,099.3 | 3,373 | 0.608 | Bangladeshi taka (BDT; ৳) | Bengali | Head of state: Abdul Hamid Head of government: Sheikh Hasina Wazed |
![]() | Canada | Ottawa | 9,984,670 | [33] | 35,749,6003.41 | 44,843 | 0.902 | Canadian dollar (CAD; C$) | English and French | Head of state: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Julie Payette Head of government: Justin Trudeau |
![]() | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 1,564,115 | [34] | 3,032,6061.75 | 11,882 | 0.698 | Mongolian tögrög (MNT; ₮) | Mongolian | Head of state: Khaltmaagiin Battulga Head of government: Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
![]() | North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Pyongyang | 120,540 | [35] | 25,155,000198.3 | 1,800 est. | 0.540 (2012 UNDP) | North Korean won (KPW; ₩) | Korean | Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-Un Head of state: Kim Yong-Nam (de jure & de facto) Head of government: Pak Pong-ju |
![]() | Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Islamabad | 796,095 | [36] | 191,198,263214.3 | 4,736 | 0.537 | Pakistani rupee (PKR; ₨) | Urdu and English | Head of state: Arif Alvi Head of government: Imran Khan |
![]() | Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Colombo (Commercial) | 65,610 | 20,771,00[37] | 323 | 10,372 | 0.750 | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR; රු) | Sinhalese and Tamil | Head of state and government: Maithripala Sirisena |
![]() | European Union | Brussels (de facto) | 4,324,782 | 508,191,116[38] | 115.9 | 37,607 | 0.876 (UNDP cal.) | Euro (EUR; €) and 10 others | Various | Head of state: Donald Tusk (Council) Head of government: Jean-Claude Juncker (Commission) |
References
- ↑ About Us Archived 25 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine., ASEAN Regional Forum official website. Retrieved 12 June 2006
- ↑ Overview Archived 9 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine., ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved 12 June 2006
- ↑ at purchasing power parity, per capita, in international dollars (IMF 2016 est.)
- ↑ at Human Development Index (2015 est. for 2014)
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- ↑ "Population Projection for Vietnam, 2009 - 2049". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Selected basic ASEAN indicators" (PDF). ASEAN Stats. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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- ↑ East Timor ASEAN Bid Retrieved 28 July 2006
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- ↑ Papua New Guinea asks RP support for Asean membership bid Retrieved 8 July 2009
- ↑ Somare seeks PGMA's support for PNG's ASEAN membership bid Archived 6 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 July 2009
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea Population 2015". World Population Review. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Official Population Clock". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Official Population Clock". Indiastat. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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- ↑ "Official Population Clock". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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- ↑ "Revised Mid-year Population Estimates by District and Sex 2012 - 2014" (PDF). Registrar General's Department. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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