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Association of
Southeast Asian Nations[show]
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Flag Emblem
Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"[1]
Anthem: "The ASEAN Way"
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection).svg
Secretariat Jakartaa
612'S 10649'E
Working language English[2]
Official languages
of contracting states
10 languages[show]
Membership
10 states[show]
2 observers[show]
Leaders
Chairman
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
Secretary General
Vietnam Le Luong Minh[3]
Establishment
Bangkok Declaration
8 August 1967
Charter
16 December 2008
Area
Total
4,435,618[4] km2 (1,712,602 sq mi)
Population
2013 estimate
625 million[4]
Density
141/km2 (365.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2014 estimate
Total
US$7.6 trillion[5]
Per capita
US$12,160[5]
GDP (nominal) 2015 estimate
Total
US$2.8 trillion[5]
Per capita
US$4,160[5]
HDI (2015) Increase 0.684b
medium
Time zone ASEAN (UTC+6:30 to +9)
Website
www.asean.org
Address: Jalan Sisingamangaraja No.70A, South Jakarta.[6]
Calculated using UNDP data from member states.
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ASEAN members' flags in Jakarta
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations[7] (ASEAN /'??si.??n/ AH-see-ahn,[8]
/'??zi.??n/ AH-zee-ahn)[9][10] is a regional organisation comprising ten Southea
st Asian states which promotes Pan-Asianism, intergovernmental cooperation and f
acilitates economic, political, military and cultural integration amongst its me
mbers and Asian states. Since its formation on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malay
sia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand,[11] the organisation's membership
has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its princ
ipal aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultur
al evolution among its members, alongside the protection of regional stability a
nd the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peac
efully.[12][13] ASEAN is an official United Nations Observer.[14][15]
ASEAN covers a land area of 4.4 million square kilometres, 3% of the total land
area of Earth. ASEAN territorial waters cover an area about three times larger t
han its land counterpart. Member countries have a combined population of approxi
mately 625 million people, 8.8% of the world's population. In 2015, the organisa
tion's combined nominal GDP had grown to more than US$2.8 trillion. If ASEAN wer
e a single entity, it would rank as the sixth largest economy in the world, behi
nd the USA, China, Japan, India and Germany.[5] ASEAN shares land borders with I
ndia, China, Bangladesh, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea, and maritime borders
with India, China, Palau, and Australia. Both East Timor and Papua New Guinea ar
e backed by certain ASEAN members for their membership in the organisation.
ASEAN has been establishing itself as a platform for Asian integrations and coop
erations, working with other Asian nations to promote unity, prosperity, develop
ment and sustainability of the region, as well as working on solutions to resolv
e disputes and problems in the region. While mainly focusing on the Asia-Pacific
nations, ASEAN also established communications with other parts of the world, t
o better promote world peace and stability. The organisation has a global reputa
tion of promoting goodwill and diplomacy among nations, shutting out any biased
opinion or decision, and carrying the principle of Non-Interference.[16][17][18]
[19][20][21]
Contents [hide]
1 Purpose
2 History
2.1 Foundation
2.2 Expansion and further integration
2.3 Charter
2.4 The ASEAN Way
2.5 ASEAN Plus Three
2.6 ASEAN Plus Six
3 Economy
3.1 Overview
3.2 Internal market
3.3 Free trade
3.4 ASEAN six majors
3.5 ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF)
3.6 Development gap
3.7 Monetary union
3.8 Free-trade agreements
3.9 From CMI to AMRO
4 Single aviation market
5 Tourism
6 Foreign affairs and summits
6.1 ASEAN identity
6.2 ASEAN Summit
6.3 East Asia Summit
6.4 Commemorative summit
6.5 Regional Forum
6.6 Other meetings
7 Mass media
7.1 ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI)
7.2 ASEAN Media Cooperation
8 ASEAN Community 2015
9 ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint
9.1 Reinforcing ASEAN relations
9.2 2020 ASEAN Banking Integration Framework
9.3 Roadmap for ASEAN financial integration
9.4 Food security
9.5 Reception and criticisms
10 ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint
10.1 ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration
11 ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint
11.1 The AEC Scorecard
11.2 Narrowing the Development Gap
12 ASEAN Communication Master Plan
13 ASEAN security blueprint
14 Environment
15 Education
15.1 Educational integration
15.2 Literacy rates
16 Culture and sport
16.1 Heritage parks
16.2 Songs and music
16.3 ASEAN competitions
16.4 2030 FIFA world cup bid
17 ASEAN in Sport Games
17.1 Youth Olympic Games
17.2 Universiade
17.3 Asian Games
17.4 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
17.5 Asian Beach Games
17.6 Asian Youth Games
17.7 Asian Para Games
17.8 Asian Youth Para Games
18 Criticism
19 Current leaders of ASEAN
20 See also
21 Literature
22 References
23 Further reading
24 External links
Purpose[edit]
As set out in the ASEAN Declaration, the aims and purposes of ASEAN are:[22]
To accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the
region.
To promote regional peace and stability.
To promote collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest.
To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilit
ies.
To collaborate for the better utilisation of agriculture and industry to raise t
he living standards of the people.
To promote Southeast Asian studies.
To maintain close, beneficial co-operation with existing international organisat
ions with similar aims and purposes.[23]
History[edit]
See also: Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Bangkok Declaration
labelled map of ASEAN members states
The member states of ASEAN
Myanmar
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
Cam-
bodia
Philippines
Brunei
Malaysia
Malaysia
Singapore
I n d o n e s i a
Foundation[edit]
ASEAN was preceded by an organization formed in 1961 called the Association of S
outheast Asia (ASA), a group consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thaila
nd. ASEAN itself was created on 8 August 1967, when the foreign ministers of fiv
e countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, sign
ed the ASEAN Declaration, more commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration.
The creation of ASEAN was motivated by a common fear of communism,[24] and a thi
rst for economic development.
ASEAN grew when Brunei Darussalam became its sixth member on 7 January 1984, bar
ely a week after gaining independence.[25]
Expansion and further integration[edit]
See also: Enlargement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations