Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
██ ASEAN full members
██ ASEAN observers
██ ASEAN candidate members
ASEAN Plus Three
East Asia Summit
ASEAN Regional Forum

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

ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

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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 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 to promote regional peace.[2]

ASEAN member states

Flag Country
Capital
Area
(km²)
Population
Density
(/km²)
Currency
Official languages Leaders Accession
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei

Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan 5,765 j401,890
(2011 Est.)
65 Brunei dollar
(BND)
Malay Head of State and Government:
Hassanal Bolkiah
1984-01-07
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia

KingdomofCambodia.svg
(Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa)
Phnom Penh 181,035 g13,388,910
(2008 Census)
78 Cambodian riel
(KHR)
Khmer Head of State: Norodom Sihamoni
Head of Government: Hun Sen
1999-04-30
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Republik Indonesia
Jakarta 1,904,569 a237,556,363
(2010 Census)
113 Indonesian rupiah
(IDR)
Indonesian Head of State and Government:
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
1967-08-08
Flag of Laos.svg Laos

ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
(Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao)
Vientiane 236,800 h6,477,211
(2011 Est.)
24 Lao kip
(LAK)
Lao Head of State: Choummaly Sayasone
Head of Government: Thongsing Thammavong
1997-07-23
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur 329,847 f27,565,821
(2010 Census)
72 Malaysian ringgit
(MYR)
Malay Head of State: Mizan Zainal Abidin
Head of Government: Najib Abdul Razak
1967-08-08
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar

Myanmar long form.svg
(Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw)
Naypyidaw 676,578 e58,840,000
(2010 Est.)
81 Myanmar kyat
(MMK)
Burmese Head of State and Government:
Thein Sein
1997-07-23
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
Republika ng Pilipinas
Manila 300,000 b101,833,938
(2011 Est.)
295 Philippine peso
(PHP)
Filipino,
English
Head of State and Government:
Benigno Aquino III
1967-08-08
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore

Republic of Singapore
Republik Singapura
新加坡共和国
(Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó)
சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
(Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu)
Singapore 707.1 i5,076,700
(2010 Census)
6,619 Singapore dollar
(SGD)
Malay,
Chinese (Mandarin),
English,
Tamil
Head of State: Tony Tan Keng Yam
Head of Government: Lee Hsien Loong
1967-08-08
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

ราชอาณาจักรไทย
(Ratcha Anachak Thai)
Bangkok 513,115 d66,720,153
(2011 Est.)
126 Thai baht
(THB)
Thai Head of State: Bhumibol Adulyadej
Head of Government: Yingluck Shinawatra
1967-08-08
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam

Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Hanoi 331,690 c85,846,997
(2009 Census)
248 Vietnamese đồng
(VND)
Vietnamese Head of State: Truong Tan Sang
Head of Government: Nguyen Tan Dung
1995-07-28

Non-member states

ASEAN candidate states

Flag Country
Capital
Area
(km²)
Population
Density
(/km²)
Currency
Official languages Leaders Status
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea[3][4]

Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
Port Moresby 462,840 a6,187,591
(2011 Est.)
14.5 Papua New Guinean kina
(PGK)
English,
Tok Pisin,
Hiri Motu
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Michael Ogio (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Peter O'Neill
1976[5]
(status)
Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste[6]

Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste
República Democrática de Timor-Leste
Republik Demokrasi Timor Leste
Dili 14,874 b1,066,409
(2010 Census)
76.2 United States dollar
(USD)
Portuguese,
Tetum
Head of State: José Ramos-Horta
Head of Government: Xanana Gusmão
2002
(status)

ASEAN Plus Three

The present members of ASEAN together with:

Flag Country
Capital
Area
(km²)
Population
Density
(/km²)
Currency
Official languages Leaders
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

中华人民共和国
(Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)
Beijing 9,640,011 a1,339,724,852
(2010 Census)
139.6 Renminbi (Chinese yuan)
(CNY)
Chinese (Mandarin),[7]
written in simplified characters[7]
see also languages of China
Head of State: Hu Jintao
Head of Government: Wen Jiabao
Flag of Japan.svg Japan

日本国
(Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku)
Tokyo 377,873 b128,056,026
(2010 Census)
337.6 Japanese yen
(JPY)
Japanese (de facto) Head of State: Akihito
Head of Government: Yoshihiko Noda
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

대한민국
大韓民國
(Daehanminguk)
Seoul 100,140 c48,875,000
(2010 Census)
493 South Korean won
(KRW)
Korean Head of State: Lee Myung-bak
Head of Government: Kim Hwang-sik

East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

Flag Country
Capital
Area
(km²)
Population
Density
(/km²)
Currency
Official languages Leaders
Flag of Australia.svg Australia

Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra 7,686,850 d22,674,736
(2011 Est.)
2.833 Australian dollar
(AUD)
English (de facto) Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Quentin Bryce (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Julia Gillard
Flag of India.svg India

Republic of India
भारत गणराज्य
(Bhārat Gaṇarājya)
New Delhi 3,287,240 a1,210,193,422
(2011 Census)
364.4 Indian rupee
(INR)
Hindi (Devanagari script),
English
also see Languages of India
Head of State: Pratibha Patil
Head of Government: Manmohan Singh
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

New Zealand
Aotearoa
Wellington 268,680 e4,393,500
(2010 Est.)
16.1 New Zealand dollar
(NZD)
English,
Māori,
NZ Sign Language
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Mateparae (Governor-General)
Head of Government: John Key
Flag of Russia.svg Russia

Российская Федерация
(Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)
Moscow 17,075,400 c142,905,208
(2010 Census)
8.3 Russian ruble
(RUB)
Russian
also see Languages of Russia
Head of State: Dmitry Medvedev
Head of Government: Vladimir Putin
Flag of the United States.svg United States

United States of America
Washington 9,629,091 b308,745,538
(2010 Census)
32 United States dollar
(USD)
English (de facto) Head of State and Government:
Barack Obama

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)
Currency
Official languages Leaders
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh[8]

গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ
(Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh)
Dhaka 147,570 b142,319,000
(2011 Census)
1,099.3 Bangladeshi taka
(BDT)
Bangla (de jure & de facto)
English (de facto)
Head of State: Zillur Rahman
Head of Government: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Flag of Canada.svg Canada

Canada
Ottawa 9,984,670 c34,545,000
(2011 Est.)
3.41 Canadian dollar
(CAD)
English and French Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, David Johnston (Governor-General)
Head of Government: Stephen Harper
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia

Монгол улс
(Mongol uls)
Monggol ulus.svg
(Mongγol ulus)
Ulaanbaatar 1,564,115.75 e2,754,685
(2010 Census)
1.75 Mongolian tögrög
(MNT)
Mongolian Head of State: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Head of Government: Sükhbaataryn Batbold
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea

조선민주주의인민공화국
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國
(Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk)
Pyongyang 120,540 d24,052,231
(2008 Census)
198.3 North Korean won
(KPW)
Korean Head of State: Kim Il-sung (de jure),
Kim Jong-il (supreme leader), Kim Yong-nam (de facto)
Head of Government: Choe Yong-rim
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان
(Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān)
Islamabad 796,095 a187,342,721
(2011 Est.)
214.3 Pakistani rupee
(PKR)
Urdu (national)
English
Head of State: Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government: Yousaf Raza Gillani
Flag of Europe.svg European Union

Brussels
Luxembourg
Strasbourg
4,324,782 502,486,499
(2011 Est.)
115.9 Euro
(EUR)
see languages of the European Union Head of State: Herman Van Rompuy (council), José Manuel Barroso (commission)
Head of Government: Jerzy Buzek

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