Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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

██ ASEAN full members
██ ASEAN observers
██ ASEAN candidate members
██ ASEAN Plus Three
███ East Asia Summit
██████ ASEAN Regional Forum

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
FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)[3]		HDI[4]Currency
Official languagesLeadersAccession[5]
Heads of StateHeads of Government
Brunei
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace		Bandar Seri Begawan5,765j411,900[6]6576,7430.853Brunei dollar
(BND; B$)		MalaySultan Hassanal Bolkiah7 January 1984
Cambodia
Kingdom of Cambodia		Phnom Penh181,035g15,626,444[7]784,0100.582Cambodian riel
(KHR; ៛)		KhmerKing Norodom SihamoniPrime Minister Hun Sen30 April 1999
Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia		Jakarta1,904,569a255,975,000[8]11312,3780.694Indonesian rupiah
(IDR; Rp)		IndonesianPresident Joko Widodo8 August 1967
Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic		Vientiane236,800h6,492,400[9]247,3670.601Lao kip
(LAK; ₭)		LaoPresident Bounnhang VorachitPrime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith23 July 1997
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur329,847f31,427,096[10]7228,8710.802Malaysian ringgit
(MYR; RM)		MalaysianSultan AbdullahPrime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin8 August 1967
Myanmar
Republic of the Union of Myanmar		Naypyidaw676,578e51,419,420[11]816,2850.578Myanmar kyat
(MMK; K)		BurmesePresident Win MyintState Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi23 July 1997
Philippines
Republic of the Philippines		Manila343,448b103,371,800[12]2958,2290.699Philippine peso
(PHP; ₱)		Filipino and EnglishPresident Rodrigo Duterte8 August 1967
Singapore
Republic of Singapore		Singapore707.1i5,535,000[13]6,61990,5310.932Singapore dollar
(SGD; S$)		Malay, Mandarin, English, and TamilPresident Halimah YacobPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong8 August 1967
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand		Bangkok513,115d65,339,612[14]12617,7860.755Thai baht
(THB; ฿)		ThaiKing VajiralongkornPrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha8 August 1967
Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam		Hanoi331,690c92,700,000[15]2486,8760.694Vietnamese đồng
(VND; ₫)		VietnamesePresident Nguyễn Phú TrọngPrime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc28 July 1995
ASEAN —4,479,210625,000,000[16]1355,869[17]0.669 (UNDP cal.)——Secretary General: Lim Jock Hoi—

Non-member states

ASEAN Plus Three Nation States

The present members of ASEAN together with:

FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)		HDICurrency
Official languagesLeaders
China
People's Republic of China		Beijing9,640,011a1,371,790,000[18]139.612,8800.719Chinese yuan
(CNY; ¥)		Standard ChineseHead of state: Xi Jinping
Head of government: Li Keqiang
JapanTokyo377,873b126,865,000[19]337.637,3900.890Japanese yen
(JPY; ¥)		Japanese (de facto)Head of state: Naruhito
Head of government: Shinzo Abe
South Korea
Republic of Korea		Seoul100,140c51,448,183[20]49335,2770.891South Korean won
(KRW; ₩)		KoreanHead of state: Moon Jae-in
Head of government: Lee Nak-yeon

ASEAN candidate/observer states
FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)		HDICurrency
Official languagesLeadersStatus
East Timor
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[21]		Dili14,874b1,231,116[22]76.24,9280.620United States dollar
(USD; $)		Tetum and PortugueseHead of state: Francisco Guterres
Head of government: Taur Matan Ruak		Observer
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea[23][24]		Port Moresby462,840a7,400,000[25]14.52,3990.491Papua New Guinean kina
(PGK; K)		English, Tok Pisin, and Hiri MotuHead of state: Elizabeth II
Governor-General: Bob Dadae
Head of government: James Marape		Observer

East Asia Summit
Main article: East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)		HDICurrency
Official languagesLeaders
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia		Canberra7,686,850d23,881,139[26]2.83346,4330.933Australian dollar
(AUD; A$)		English (de facto)Head of state: Elizabeth II
Governor-General: David Hurley
Head of government: Scott Morrison
India
Republic of India		New Delhi3,287,240a1,276,370,000364.45,8550.586Indian rupee
(INR; ₹)		Hindi in Devanagari script,
English, and others		Head of state: Ram Nath Kovind
Head of government: Narendra Modi
New ZealandWellington268,680e4,612,280[27]16.135,1520.910New Zealand dollar
(NZD; NZ$)		English, Māori, and NZ Sign LanguageHead of state: Elizabeth II
Governor-General: Patsy Reddy
Head of government: Jacinda Ardern
Russia
Russian Federation		Moscow17,075,400c146,567,880[28]8.324,8050.778Russian ruble
(RUB; )		RussianHead of state: Vladimir Putin
Head of government: Mikhail Mishustin
United States
United States of America		Washington, D.C.9,629,091b321,719,000[29]3254,5970.914United 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:

FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)		HDICurrency
Official languagesLeaders
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh[30]		Dhaka147,570b159,143,012[31]1,099.33,3730.608Bangladeshi taka
(BDT; ৳)		BengaliHead of state: Abdul Hamid
Head of government: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
CanadaOttawa9,984,670c35,749,600[32]3.4144,8430.902Canadian dollar
(CAD; C$)		English and FrenchHead of state: Elizabeth II
Governor-General: Julie Payette
Head of government: Justin Trudeau
MongoliaUlaanbaatar1,564,115e3,032,606[33]1.7511,8820.698Mongolian tögrög
(MNT; ₮)		MongolianHead of state: Khaltmaagiin Battulga
Head of government: Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		Pyongyang120,540d25,155,000[34]198.31,8001,800 est.0.7660.540 (2012 UNDP)North Korean won
(KPW; ₩)		KoreanSupreme Leader: Kim Jong-un
Head of state: Choe Ryong-hae (de jure & de facto)
Head of government: Kim Jae-ryong
Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan		Islamabad796,095a191,198,263[35]214.34,7360.537Pakistani rupee
(PKR; ₨)		Urdu and EnglishHead of state: Arif Alvi
Head of government: Imran Khan
Sri Lanka
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)
Colombo (Commercial)		65,61020,771,00[36]32310,3720.750Sri Lankan rupee
(LKR; රු)		Sinhalese and TamilHead of state: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of Government: Mahinda Rajapaksa
European UnionBrussels (de facto)4,324,782508,191,116[37]115.937,6070.8760.876 (UNDP cal.)Euro (EUR; €) and 10 othersVariousHead of state: Charles Michel (Council)
Head of government: Ursula von der Leyen (Commission)

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