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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)

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Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"
"10 countries, 1 identity"
Anthem: "The ASEAN Way"


Seat of Secretariat Jakarta
Largest city Jakarta
Working language English[show]
English
Malay
Burmese
Chinese (Mandarin)
Filipino
Indonesian
Khmer
Lao
Tamil
Thai
Vietnamese
Demonym Southeast Asian
Member states 10[show]
Brunei
Burma (Myanmar)
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Government Regional organisation
- Secretary General 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 dollar
Cambodian riel
Indonesian rupiah
Lao kip
Malaysian ringgit
Myanma kyat
Philippine peso
Singaporean dollar
Thai baht
Vietnamese dong
Time zone ASEAN (UTC+9 to +6:30)
Internet TLD 10[show]

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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]