Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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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.

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.

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.

ASEAN member states

Flag	Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	GDP per cap. (PPP)	HDI	Currency	Official languages	Leaders	Accession
	Brunei Negara Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan	5,765	j401,890 (2011 Est.)	65	700454389000000000054,389	69998550000000000000.855	Brunei dollar (BND)	Malay, English (May be used for all official purposes)	Head of State and Government: Hassanal Bolkiah	1984-01-07
	Cambodia (Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa)	Phnom Penh	181,035	g13,388,910 (2008 Census)	78	70032402000000000002,402	69995430000000000000.543	Cambodian riel (KHR)	Khmer	Head of State: Norodom Sihamoni Head of Government: Hun Sen	1999-04-30
	Indonesia Republik Indonesia	Jakarta	1,904,569	a237,556,363 (2010 Census)	113	70034977000000000004,977	69996290000000000000.629	Indonesian rupiah (IDR)	Indonesian	Head of State and Government: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	1967-08-08
	Laos ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao)	Vientiane	236,800	h6,477,211 (2011 Est.)	24	70033011000000000003,011	69995430000000000000.543	Lao kip (LAK)	Lao	Head of State: Choummaly Sayasone Head of Government: Thongsing Thammavong	1997-07-23
	Malaysia Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	329,847	f27,565,821 (2010 Census)	72	700416922000000000016,922	69997690000000000000.769	Malaysian ringgit (MYR)	Malay	Head of State: Abdul Halim Head of Government: Najib Abdul Razak	1967-08-08
	Myanmar (Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw)	Naypyidaw	676,578	e58,840,000 (2010 Est.)	81	70031405000000000001,405	69994980000000000000.498	Myanmar kyat (MMK)	Burmese	Head of State and Government: Thein Sein	1997-07-23
	Philippines Republic of the Philippines Republika ng Pilipinas	Manila	300,000	b101,833,938 (2011 Est.)	295	70034430000000000004,430	69996540000000000000.654	Philippine peso (PHP)	Filipino, English	Head of State and Government: Benigno Aquino III	1967-08-08
	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	700460410000000000060,410	69998950000000000000.895	Singapore dollar (SGD)	Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), English, Tamil	Head of State: Tony Tan Keng Yam Head of Government: Lee Hsien Loong	1967-08-08
	Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Ratcha Anachak Thai)	Bangkok	513,115	d66,720,153 (2011 Est.)	126	700410126000000000010,126	69996900099999000000.690	Thai baht (THB)	Thai	Head of State: Bhumibol Adulyadej Head of Government: Yingluck Shinawatra	1967-08-08
	Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam	Hanoi	331,690	c90,549,390 (2011 Est.)	248	70033548000000000003,548	69996170000000000000.617	Vietnamese đồng (VND)	Vietnamese	Head of State: Truong Tan Sang Head of Government: Nguyen Tan Dung	1995-07-28
	Association of Southeast Asian Nations	—	4,479,210	602,658,000 (2011 Est.)	135	70033909000000000003,909 (2012 UNDP))	69996630000000000000.663 (2011 UNDP cal.)	—	—	Secretary General: Le Luong Minh	—

Non-member states

ASEAN candidate states

See also: Enlargement of Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Flag	Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	GDP per cap. (PPP)	HDI	Currency	Official languages	Leaders	Status
	Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini	Port Moresby	462,840	a6,187,591 (2011 Est.)	14.5	70032797000000000002,797	69994660000000000000.466	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 (status)
	Timor-Leste Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste Republik Demokrasi Timor Leste	Dili	14,874	b1,066,409 (2010 Census)	76.2	70039873000000000009,873	69995759900000000000.576	United States dollar (USD)	Portuguese, Tetum	Head of State: Taur Matan Ruak Head of Government: Xanana Gusmão	2002 (status)

ASEAN Plus Three

Main article: ASEAN Plus Three

The present members of ASEAN together with:

Flag	Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	GDP per cap. (PPP)	HDI	Currency	Official languages	Leaders
	China 中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)	Beijing	9,640,011	a1,339,724,852 (2010 Census)	139.6	70039162000000000009,162	69996990000000000000.699	Renminbi (Chinese yuan) (CNY)	Chinese (Mandarin), written in simplified characters see also languages of China	Head of State: Xi Jinping Head of Government: Li Keqiang
	Japan 日本国 (Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku)	Tokyo	377,873	b128,056,026 (2010 Census)	337.6	700436266000000000036,266	69999120000000000000.912	Japanese yen (JPY)	Japanese (de facto)	Head of State: Akihito Head of Government: Shinzo Abe
	South Korea 대한민국 大韓民國 (Daehanminguk)	Seoul	100,140	c48,875,000 (2010 Census)	493	700432272000000000032,272	69999090000000000000.909	South Korean won (KRW)	Korean	Head of State: Park Geun-hye Head of Government: Jung Hong-won

East Asia Summit

Main article: East Asia Summit

The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

Flag	Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)	GDP per cap. (PPP)	HDI	Currency	Official languages	Leaders
	Australia Commonwealth of Australia	Canberra	7,686,850	d22,674,736 (2011 Est.)	2.833	700442640000000000042,640	69999380000000000000.938	Australian dollar (AUD)	English (de facto)	Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Quentin Bryce (Governor-General) Head of Government: Julia Gillard
	India Republic of India भारत गणराज्य (Bhārat Gaṇarājya)	New Delhi	3,287,240	a1,210,193,422 (2011 Census)	364.4	70033830000000000003,830	69995540000000000000.554	Indian rupee (INR)	Hindi (Devanagari script), English also see Languages of India	Head of State: Pranab Mukherjee Head of Government: Manmohan Singh
	New Zealand New Zealand Aotearoa	Wellington	268,680	e4,393,500 (2010 Est.)	16.1	700429730000000000029,730	69999190000000000000.919	New Zealand dollar (NZD)	English, Māori, NZ Sign Language	Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Jerry Mateparae (Governor-General) Head of Government: John Key
	Russia Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)	Moscow	17,075,400	c142,905,208 (2010 Census)	8.3	700417709000000000017,709	69997880000000000000.788	Russian ruble (RUB)	Russian also see Languages of Russia	Head of State: Vladimir Putin Head of Government: Dmitry Medvedev
	United States United States of America	Washington	9,629,091	b308,745,538 (2010 Census)	32	700449922000000000049,922	69999370000000000000.937	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)	GDP per cap. (PPP)	HDI	Currency	Official languages	Leaders
	Bangladesh গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh)	Dhaka	147,570	b142,319,000 (2011 Census)	1,099.3	70032039000000000002,039	69995150000000000000.515	Bangladeshi taka (BDT)	Bengali	Head of State: Zillur Rahman Head of Government: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
	Canada Canada	Ottawa	9,984,670	c34,545,000 (2011 Est.)	3.41	700442734000000000042,734	69999110000000000000.911	Canadian dollar (CAD)	English and French	Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, David Johnston (Governor-General) Head of Government: Stephen Harper
	Mongolia Монгол улс (Mongol uls) (Mongγol ulus)	Ulaanbaatar	1,564,115.75	e2,754,685 (2010 Census)	1.75	70035372000000000005,372	69996750000000000000.675	Mongolian tögrög (MNT)	Mongolian	Head of State: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Head of Government: Sükhbaataryn Batbold
	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	1,80070031800000000000001,800 est.	69997660000000000000.76669997660000000000000.766 (1995 UNDP)	North Korean won (KPW)	Korean	Head of State: Kim Yong-Nam (de jure), Kim Jong-Un (supreme leader), Kim Yong-nam (de facto) Head of Government: Choe Yong-rim
	Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان (Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān)	Islamabad	796,095	a187,342,721 (2011 Est.)	214.3	70032881000000000002,881	69995150000000000000.515	Pakistani rupee (PKR)	Urdu (national) English	Head of State: Asif Ali Zardari Head of Government: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
	European Union   European Union Европейски съюз (Evropeĭski sŭyuz) Evropská unie Den Europæiske Union Europese Unie Euroopa Liit Euroopan unioni Union européenne Europäische Union Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Eurōpaïkḗ Énōsē) Európai Unió An tAontas Eorpach Unione europea Eiropas Savienība Europos Sąjunga Unjoni Ewropea Unia Europejska União Europeia Uniunea Europeană Európska únia Evropska unija Unión Europea Europeiska unionen	Brussels Luxembourg Strasbourg	4,324,782	502,486,499 (2011 Est.)	115.9	700432021000000000032,021	69998760000000000000.87669998760000000000000.876 (2011 UNDP cal.)	Euro (EUR)	see languages of the European Union	Head of State: Herman Van Rompuy (council) Head of Government: José Manuel Barroso (commission)

External links

• ASEAN Secretariat. Retrieved on 2006-06-12
• ASEAN Regional Forum Retrieved on 2006-06-12