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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN
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အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း (Burmese)
东南亚国家联盟 / 東南亞國家聯盟 (Chinese)
Perhimpunan Bangsa-bangsa Asia Tenggara (Indonesian)
សមាគមន៏ប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ (Khmer)
ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ (Lao)
Persatuan Negara-negara Asia Tenggara (Malay)
Kapisanan ng mga Bansa ng Timog-Silangang Asya (Tagalog)
தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு (Tamil)
สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ (Thai)
Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á (Vietnamese)

Flag
Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"
"10 countries, 1 identity"
Anthem: "The ASEAN Way"
Seat of Secretariat Indonesia Jakarta
Largest city Indonesia Jakarta
Working language
English[show]
Philippines Singapore English
Brunei Malaysia Singapore Malay
Burma Burmese
Singapore Chinese (Mandarin)
Philippines Filipino
Indonesia Indonesian
Cambodia Khmer
Laos Lao
Singapore Tamil
Thailand Thai
Vietnam Vietnamese
Demonym Southeast Asian
Member states
10[show]
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Government Regional organisation
- Secretary General Thailand Surin Pitsuwan
Formation
- Bangkok Declaration 8 August 1967
- Charter 16 December 2008
Area
- Total 4,464,322 km2
2,772,344 sq mi
Population
- 2008 estimate 577 million
- Density 129/km2
208/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
- Total US$ 3,431.2 billion
- Per capita US$ 5,962
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
- Total US$ 1,505.7 billion
- Per capita $2,609
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.742 (medium) (100th¹)
Currency
10[show]
Brunei Brunei dollar
Cambodia Cambodian riel
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah
Laos Lao kip
Malaysia Malaysian ringgit
Myanmar Myanma kyat
Philippines Philippine peso
Singapore Singaporean dollar
Thailand Thai baht
Vietnam Vietnamese dong
Time zone ASEAN (UTC+9 to +6:30)
Internet TLD
10[show]
Brunei .bn
Cambodia .kh
Indonesia .id
Laos .la
Malaysia .my
Myanmar .mm
Philippines .ph
Singapore .sg
Thailand .th
Vietnam .vn
Website
http://www.asean.org/
Calling code
10[show]
Brunei +673
Cambodia +855
Indonesia +62
Laos +856
Malaysia +60
Myanmar +95
Philippines +63
Singapore +65
Thailand +66
Vietnam +84
1 If considered as a single entity.
2 Selected key basic ASEAN indicators
3 Annual growth 1.6%
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Bangkok Declaration

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations,[1] commonly abbreviated ASEAN (generally pronounced /ˈɑːsi.ɑːn/ AH-see-ahn,[2] occasionally /ˈɑːzi.ɑːn/ AH-zee-ahn[3] in English, the official language of the bloc),[4] is a geo-political and economic organisation of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.[5] Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Its aims include the acceleration of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, the protection of the peace and stability of the region, and to provide opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.[6]

In 2005, the bloc spanned over an area of 4.46 million km2 with a combined GDP (Nominal/PPP) of about USD$896.5 billion/$2,728 billion growing at an average rate of around 5.6% per annum. In 2008, its combined GDP had grown to more than USD $1.5 trillion with a population of approximately 580 million people (8.7% of the world population) [7]