MY CO MMUN I T Y, MY F UT URE

I. ASEAN COMMUNITY

II. ASEAN MAP

III. ASEAN PILLARS

IV. KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

V. DID YOU KNOW?

VI. ACTIVITIES
 On August 8, 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
a regional organization yearning for long lasting peace and cooperation, was
founded in Bangkok, Thailand. The five founding members of ASEAN were
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam later joined the
Association.

ASEAN covers a land area of 4.4 million square kilometers which is 3%

of the total land area of Earth. Since most ASEAN Member States are
surrounded by waters, its territorial waters cover an area about three times
larger than its land. The number of citizens of all ten Member States, if
combined, is approximately 625 million people! That’s 8.8% of the world’s
population.

The ASEAN Community has three pillars, namely the ASEAN

Political-Security Community (APSC), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). These pillars are deemed
necessary for the progress and evolution of ASEAN and its peoples.
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THAILAND

CAMBODIA

MALAYSIA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
SINGAPORE

INDONESIA
ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC)
The APSC pillar aims to promote peace and security in the Southeast Asian region. Each
Member State settles disputes in a peaceful manner.

Imagine yourself being the Philippines and your friends as the other countries. It’s better
to be at peace with them than having fights, because there will be times that you will
need each other’s help, support, and cooperation.

The APSC believes that political development is an important part of a progressive

community. It aims to bring about prosperity for all ASEAN citizens and seeks to achieve a
stable, democratic, and harmonious environment.

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

The AEC aims to achieve high economic growth in the region by increasing trade,
investment, and job creation.

This helps ensure that after you graduate, opportunities for jobs suited to your skills are
present with a salary that will provide for you and your family’s needs.

The initiatives under this pillar center on human resource development, information and
communication technologies, capacity building, poverty reduction, and improvement in
quality of life.

ASEAN also enhances living standards by improving food production, agriculture, forestry,
trade, health provisions, and other things that you will need in the future.

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)

The ASCC ensures that the welfare of the Southeast Asian peoples is at the center of
ASEAN’s priorities. This pillar aims to realize a people-oriented, people-centered, socially
responsible ASEAN Community that is united and has a common identity. ASEAN wants to
build a caring and sharing community.

ASEAN aspires to make the lives of every citizen, like you, comfortable, progressive and
worth living. Within the ASCC, ASEAN Member States cooperate in the areas of health,
education, environment, labor, social welfare, women and children, and culture and arts,
among others.

ASEAN envisions a community where each and everyone is treated equally. A society
where opportunities are only steps away. A region that strives to give the people not only
what they need, but also what they deserve.
Membership: 1984

Official Name: Negara Brunei Darussalam

Head of State: His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin

Waddaulah

Anthem:  Allah Peliharakan Sultan (Allah Bless the Sultan)

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

Currency: Brunei Dollar (BND)

Languages: Malay, English, and Chinese

Religions:  Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity

Area: 5,765 km2

Population:  436,620

Economy:
INDUSTRY: Petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction

AGRICULTURE: Rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens

EXPORT: Crude oil, natural gas, refined product

Membership: 1999

Official Name: The Kingdom of Cambodia

Head of State: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government: Prime Minister Hun Sen

Anthem:  Nokoreach (Royal Kingdom)

Capital: Phnom Penh

Currency: Riel (KHR)

Languages: Khmer (official) and English

Religion:  Theravada Buddhism

Area: 181,035 km2

Population:  15,577,899

Economy:
INDUSTRY: Tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, oil, rubber

AGRICULTURE: Rice, vegetables, corn, rubber

EXPORT: Garments, rubber, rice, fish

Membership: 1967

Official Name: The Republic of Indonesia

Head of State: President Joko Widodo

Anthem: Indonesia Raya

Capital: Jakarta

Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official), ethnic languages, and English

Religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism,

and others

Area: 1,904,569 km2

Population: 258,316,051

Economy:
INDUSTRY: Petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, mining, cement

AGRICULTURE: Rice, vegetables, cassava (tapioca), rubber, peanuts, poultry

EXPORT: Oil and gas, plywood, textiles, rubber, electrical appliances

Membership: 1997

Official Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Head of State: President Bounnhang Vorachith

Head of Government: Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith

Anthem:  Pheng Xat Lao

Capital: Vientiane

Currency: Kip (LAK)

Languages: Lao, English, French, and various

ethnic languages

Religions:  Buddhism and others

Area: 236,800 km2

Population:  6,802,023

Economy:
INDUSTRY: Tin and gypsum mining, timber, agricultural processing

AGRICULTURE: Sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, water buffalo

EXPORT: Electricity, wood products, garments, coffee, tin

Membership: 1967
Official Name: Malaysia
Head of State: His Majesty King Sultan Muhammad V
(English Version) Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri
Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XV Sultan
Muhammad (Malay Version)
Head of Government: The Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib
bin Tun Abdul Razak
Anthem: Negaraku (My Country)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Currency: Ringgit Malaysia (MYR)
Languages: Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese dialects,
Tamil, and other regional dialects
Religions: Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Hinduism,
Sikhism, and others
Area: 329,847 km2
Population: 30,949,962
Economy: INDUSTRY: Rubber and oil palm, logging,
petroleum production and refining
AGRICULTURE: Rubber, palm oil, cacao, rice
EXPORT: Electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied
natural gas, wood products, palm oil

Membership: 1997

Official Name: The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Head of State:President U Htin Kyaw

Anthem: Kaba Ma Kyei

Capital:Nay Pyi Taw (Administrative City)

Currency: Kyat (MMK)

Languages:Burmese (official) and English

Religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and some Animism

Area: 676,577 km2

Population: Over 60 million

Economy:

INDUSTRY: Agro-based, wood-based, textiles, heavy industries, steel mill

AGRICULTURE: Rice, beans, sesame, hardwood (teak), pulses, fish

EXPORT: Oil and gas, fish, rice, wood products

Membership: 1967
Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
Head of State: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Anthem: Lupang Hinirang (Chosen Land)
Capital: Manila
Currency: Philippine Peso (PHP)
Languages: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English, Spanish,
eight major dialects and other regional dialects
Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, and
Buddhism
Area: 300,000 km2
Population: 102,624,209
Economy:
INDUSTRY: Food manufactures, petroleum and coal
products, electrical machineries, chemical and
chemical products and footwear
AGRICULTURE: Rice, coconut products, sugar, corn,
livestock, bananas, pineapple products,
aquaculture, mangoes
EXPORT: Electronic equipment, machinery and transport
equipment, garments

Membership: 1967

Official Name: Republic of Singapore

Head of State: President Tony Tan Keng Yam

Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Anthem:  Majulah Singapura

Capital: Singapore

Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil

Religions:  Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam,

and Taoism

Area: 715.1 km2

Population:  5,781,728

Economy: INDUSTRY: Petrochemicals, machinery and electronics

manufacturing, pharmaceuticals

SERVICES: Banking and finance, information technology, tourism

EXPORT: Electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, mineral fuels

Membership: 1967
Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand
Head of State: His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn
Bodindradebayavarangkun
Head of Government:  Prime Minister General Prayut
Chan-o- cha
Anthem:  Phleng Chat Thai
Capital: Bangkok
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
Language: Thai
Religions:  Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and others
Area: 513,115 km2
Population:  67, 959, 359
Economy:
INDUSTRY: Agro-industrial industries, services, fashion (garments &
textiles, leather, and jewelry), electrical and electronics, automotive
industries, alternative energy industries
AGRICULTURE: Rubber, rice, cassava (tapioca), sugar cane
SERVICES: Tourism, transportation, telecommunication, finance, health
EXPORT: Data processing machines and parts, motor cars, parts and
accessories, rubber, precious stone and jewellery, refined fuels; polymers
of ethylene, propylene, etc.; rubber products, chemical products, electronic
integrated circuits, rice, machinery, and parts

Membership: 1995
Official Name: Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Head of State: President Tran Dai Quang
Head of Government: Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc
Anthem:  Tien Quan Ca (March to the Front)
Capital: Ha Noi
Currency: Dong (VND)
Language: Vietnamese
Religions:  Buddhism, Catholicism, Caodaism, Hoa Hao,
Protestantism, and Islam
Area: 331,211.6 km2
Population:  95,261,021
Economy: INDUSTRY: Food processing, garments, shoes,
machine-building
AGRICULTURE: Rice, vegetable, coffee
EXPORT: Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber
 DID YOU KNOW?
ASEAN has a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$
2.3 trillion. If you think of ASEAN as a single country, it will be
the seventh largest economy in the world.

SOURCE: ASEAN in 2016 Factsheets (asean.org/resource/factsheet)

The ASEAN Community actively engages with external

partners, such as its ten Dialogue Partners, namely Australia,
Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and the United States
of America.
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 CROSSWORD
Down:
1. Month when ASEAN was formed.
2. The only member of ASEAN that has not been
colonized by Europeans.
3. It has the so called twin towers of Asia
(Petronas Twin Towers)
4. The number of Founding Fathers of the ASEAN.
5. This country has the biggest Yakult bottles in
Southeast Asia
6. The most common surname in this country is
Nguyen.
7. This country joined the ASEAN on January 1984.
8. It is surrounded by China, Cambodia, Thailand,
Myanmar and Viet Nam.
Across:
1. The regional organization founded on peace
and cooperation that has 10 Member States.
2. It is the world’s largest Muslim country.
3. This country was listed in the Guinness World
records because it broke the record of having
the largest papal crowd in the world.
4. Home to the ASEAN’s largest freshwater lake
that changes direction twice a year.
5. This country does not have any surname or
family name to their citizens.
6. This surrounds the region more than land.
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 G U ESS THE COUNT RY
1. Myanmar 6. Lao PDR
2. Viet Nam 7. Cambodia
3. Philippines 8. Singapore
4. Malaysia 9. Thailand
5. Brunei Darussalam 10. Indonesia

CROSSWOR D
DOWN ACROSS
1. August 1. ASEAN
2. Thailand 2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia 3. Philippines
4. Five 4. Cambodia
5. Singapore 5. Myanmar
6. Viet Nam 6. Water
7. Brunei
8. Lao PDR
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