The Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (
ASEAN /ˈɑːsi.ɑːn/zAH-see-ahn /ˈɑːzi.ɑːn/ AH-zee-ahn) is a political and economic organization of ten Southeast Asian countries. It was formed on 8
August 1967 by
Indonesia,
Malaysia, the
Philippines,
Singapore, and
Thailand. Since then, membership has expanded to include
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Laos,
Myanmar (
Burma), and
Vietnam.
Brunei Darussalam
• Accession: 7
January 1984
•
Head of State :
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah
•
Area: 5,765 km/sq
•
Population: 429,646
•
Capital :
Bandar Seri Begawan
•
Language(s) :
Malay,
English
•
Currency :
Brunei Dollar (B$)
•
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Brunei
Cambodia
• 30
April 1999
•
181,035
• 15,
708,756
• Head of State : His Majesty
King Norodom Sihamoni
•
Head of Government :
Prime Minister Hun Sen
• Capital :
Phnom Penh
• Language :
Khmer
• Currency :
Riel (
KHR; ៛)
•
Angkor Wat in
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Indonesia
• 8 August 1967
• 1,904,
569
• 255,461,700
• Indonesia
• Head of State :
President Joko Widodo
• Capital :
Jakarta
• Language :
Indonesian
• Currency :
Rupiah (
IDR; Rp)
•
Borobudur,
Indonesia
Lao PDR
• 23 July
1997
• 236,800
• 6,
911,544
•
Lao PDR
• Head of State : President
Choummaly Sayasone
• Head of Government : Prime Minister
Thongsing Thammavong
• Capital :
Vientiane
• Language : Lao
• Currency : Kip (
LAK; ₭)
•
Pha That Luang, Laos
Malaysia
• 8 August 1967
• 329,847
• 30,
513,848
• Malaysia
• Head of State :
His Majesty The King Almu'tasimu Billahi
Muhibbuddin Tuanku Al-Haj
Abdul Halim Mu'adzam
Shah ibni Almarhum
Sultan Badlishah
• Head of Government :
The Honourable Dato' Sri
Mohd Najib bin
Tun Abdul Razak
• Capital :
Kuala Lumpur
• Language(s) : Malay, English,
Chinese,
Tamil
• Currency :
Ringgit (
MYR; RM)
•
Petronas Twin Towers in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Myanmar
• 23 July 1997
• 676,578
• 51,
486,253
• Myanmar
• Head of State : President
Thein Sein
• Capital :
Nay Pyi Taw
• Language :
Burmese
• Currency :
Kyat (
MMK; K)
•
Shwedagon Pagoda in
Yangon, Myanmar
Philippines
• 8 August 1967
•
300,
000
•
101,974,400
• Philippines
• Head of State : President
Benigno S. Aquino III
• Capital :
Manila
• Language(s) :
Filipino, English,
Spanish
• Currency :
Peso (
PHP; ₱)
•
Rizal Park, the Philippines
Singapore
• 8 August 1967
•
707.1
• 5,469,700
• Singapore
• Head of State : President
Tony Tan Keng Yam
• Head of Government : Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong
• Capital : Singapore
• Language(s) : English, Malay,
Mandarin, Tamil
• Currency :
Singapore Dollar (
SGD; S$)
•
The Merlion Statue in Singapore
Thailand
• 8 August 1967
• 513,115
• 65,104,000
• Thailand
• Head of State : His Majesty
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
• Head of Government : Prime Minister
General Prayut Chan-o-cha
• Capital :
Bangkok
• Language :
Thai
• Currency : Baht (
THB; ฿)
•
The Grand Palace in
Bangkok, Thailand
Viet Nam
• 28 July
1995
• 331,690
• 91,812,000
• Viet Nam
• Head of State : President
Truong Tan Sang
• Head of Government : Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung
• Capital :
Hanoi
• Language :
Vietnamese
• Currency :
Dong (
VND; ₫)
•
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
- published: 23 Dec 2015
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