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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations[5] (ASEAN /ˈɑːsi.ɑːn/ AH-see-ahn,[6] /ˈɑːzi.ɑːn/ AH-zee-ahn)[7][8] is a political and economic organisation of ten countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.[9] Since then, membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Vietnam. Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, sociocultural evolution among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.[10]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
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Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"[1] | |
Anthem: The ASEAN Way | |
Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesiaa |
Working language | |
Membership | 10 states 2 observers |
Leaders | |
Lê Lương Minh[2] | |
• Summit Presidency | Burma (Myanmar)[3] |
Establishment | |
8 August 1967 | |
28 January 1992 | |
16 December 2008 | |
• ASEAN Economic Community | 2015 |
Area | |
• Total | 4,479,210.5 km2 (1,729,432.8 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 602,658,000 |
• Density | 135/km2 (349.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | US$ 3.574 trillion[4] |
• Per capita | US$ 5,930 |
GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | US$ 2.403 trillion |
• Per capita | US$ 3,909 |
HDI (2013) | 0.669b medium |
Currency | |
Time zone | UTC+9 to +6:30 (ASEAN) |
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ASEAN covers a land area of 4.46 million km², which is 3% of the total land area of Earth, and has a population of approximately 600 million people, which is 8.8% of the world's population. The sea area of ASEAN is about three times larger than its land counterpart. In 2012, its combined nominal GDP had grown to more than US$2.3 trillion.[11] If ASEAN were a single entity, it would rank as the sixth largest economy in the world, behind the US, China, India, Japan and Germany.