, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 11 member states and one observer state.
ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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.About Us , ASEAN Regional Forum official website. Retrieved 12 June 2006
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.Overview , ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved 12 June 2006
ASEAN member states
Country Capital Area Population Density GDP(PPP) HDI Currency Official languages Leaders Accession Joined the ASEAN Regional Forum Head of state Head of government Bandar Seri Begawan 5,765 411,900 65 29,731 0.837 Brunei dollar(BND; B$) Malay Hassanal Bolkiah 7 January 1984 1994 Phnom Penh 181,035 15,626,444 78 78,065 0.606 Cambodian riel(KHR; ៛)United States dollar(USD; $) Khmer Norodom Sihamoni Hun Manet 30 April 1999 1995 Jakarta 1,904,569 255,975,000 113 3,507,239 0.728 Indonesian rupiah(IDR; Rp) Indonesian Prabowo Subianto 8 August 1967 1994 Vientiane 236,800 6,492,400 24 62,797 0.617Lao kip(LAK; ₭) Lao Thongloun Sisoulith Sonexay Siphandone 23 July 1997 1994 Kuala Lumpur 329,847 31,427,096 72 978,781 0.819 Malaysian ringgit(MYR; RM) Malay Ibrahim Anwar Ibrahim 8 August 1967 1994 Naypyidaw 676,578 51,419,420 81 258,677 0.609 Burmese kyat(MMK; K) Burmese Min Aung Hlaing 23 July 1997 1996 Manila 343,448 103,371,800 295 1,000,617 0.720 Philippine peso(PHP; ₱) Filipino and English Bongbong Marcos 8 August 1967 1994 Singapore 707.1 5,535,000 6,619 952,600 0.946 Singapore dollar(SGD; S$) English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil Tharman Shanmugaratnam Lawrence Wong 8 August 1967 1994 Bangkok 513,115 65,339,612 126 1,329,324 0.798 Thai baht(THB; ฿) Thai Vajiralongkorn Anutin Charnvirakul 8 August 1967 1994 Dili 14,874 1,231,116 76.2 4,928 0.634 United States dollar(USD; $)Timor-Leste Centavo Tetum and Portuguese José Ramos-Horta Xanana Gusmão 26 October 2025 2005 Hanoi 331,690 99,000,000 248 1,148,054 0.766 Vietnamese đồng(VND; ₫) Vietnamese Tô Lâm Lê Minh Hưng 28 July 1995 1994 ASEAN (total) Jakarta (headquarters) 4,479,210 673,655,000 135 5,869 0.729 English Kao Kim Hourn (Secretary-general)
Non-member states ASEAN observer states
Country Capital Area Population Density GDP per cap.(PPP) HDI Currency Official languages Leaders Status Joined the ASEAN Regional Forum Head of state Head of government Papua New Guinea asks RP support for Asean membership bid Retrieved 8 July 2009Somare seeks PGMA's support for PNG's ASEAN membership bid Retrieved 8 July 2009 Port Moresby 462,840 11,781,559 25.5 Papua New Guinean kina(PGK; K) English, Tok Pisin, and Hiri Motu Charles III James Marape Observer 1994
ASEAN Plus Three Nation States
The present members of ASEAN together with:
Country Capital Area Population Density GDP per cap.(PPP) HDI Currency Official languages Leaders Joined the ASEAN Regional Forum Head of state Head of government Beijing 9,640,0111,371,790,000 139.6 12,880 0.719 Chinese yuan(CNY; ¥) Standard Chinese Xi Jinping Li Qiang 1994 Tokyo 377,873 126,865,000 337.6 37,390 0.890 Japanese yen(JPY; ¥) Japanese (de facto) Naruhito Sanae Takaichi 1994 Seoul 100,140 51,448,183 493 35,277 0.891 South Korean won(KRW; ₩) Korean Lee Jae-myung 1994
East Asia Summit
The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:
Country Capital Area Population Density GDP per cap.(PPP) HDI Currency Official languages Leaders Joined the ASEAN Regional Forum Head of state Head of government Canberra 7,686,850 d 27,536,874 3.7 Australian dollar(AUD; A$) English (de facto) Charles III Anthony Albanese 1994 New Delhi 3,287,240 a1,366,417,750 364.4 Indian rupee(INR; ) Hindi in Devanagari script and English Droupadi Murmu Narendra Modi 1996 Wellington 268,680 e4,612,280 16.1 New Zealand dollar(NZD; NZ$) English, Māori, and NZ Sign Language Charles III Christopher Luxon 1994 Moscow 17,075,400 c146,567,880 8.3 Russian ruble(RUB; ₽) Russian Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin 1994 Washington, D.C. 9,629,091 b321,719,000 32 United States dollar(USD; $) English (de facto) Donald Trump 1994
ASEAN Regional Forum The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 27 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
The list includes the members of the East Asia Summit plus:
Country Capital Area Population Density GDP per cap.(PPP) HDI Currency Official languages Leaders Joined the ASEAN Regional Forum Head of state Head of government Bangladesh joins ASEAN Regional Forum Hindustan Times, 22 July 2006. Dhaka 148,460 b159,143,012 1,099.3 Bangladeshi taka(BDT; ৳) Bengali Mohammed Shahabuddin Tarique Rahman 2006 Ottawa 9,984,670 c41,651,653 4.2 Canadian dollar(CAD; C$) English and French Charles III Mark Carney 1994 Ulaanbaatar 1,564,115 e3,032,606 1.75 Mongolian tögrög(MNT; ₮) Mongolian Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Nyam-Osoryn Uchral 1999 Pyongyang 120,540 d25,155,000 198.3 1,800 North Korean won(KPW; ₩) Korean Kim Jong-un Pak Thae-song 2000 Islamabad 796,095 a191,198,263 214.3 Pakistani rupee(PKR; ₨) Urdu and English Asif Ali Zardari Shehbaz Sharif 2004 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative), Colombo (Commercial) 65,610 20,771,00 323 Sri Lankan rupee(LKR; රු) Sinhalese and Tamil Anura Kumara Dissanayake Harini Amarasuriya 2007 Brussels (de facto) 4,233,262 447,706,209 106 Euro (EUR; €) and 7 others Various António Costa Ursula von der Leyen 1994
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References
External links ASEAN Secretariat