ASEAN

Not to be confused with South East Asia Cultural Organisation or Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  • Burmese:အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း
    aashaetaungaarsh ninenganmyarr aahpwal
    Filipino:Samahán ng mga Bansâ sa Timog Silangang Asya[1]
    Indonesian:Perhimpunan Bangsa-bangsa Asia Tenggara[2]
    Khmer:សមាគមប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍
    Samāgam Prajājāti ʿʹāsʹī ʿʹāgney ̊
    Lao:ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້
    samakhom pasasad aehng asi tauaen ksiang tai
    Malay(sian):Persatuan Negara-negara Asia Tenggara[3]
    Mandarin:亚细安组织
    东南亚国家联盟
    東南亞國家協會
    Yàxì'ān zǔzhī
    Dōngnányà guójiā liánméng
    Dōngnányà guójiā xiéhuì
    Tamil:தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு
    Teṉkiḻakkāciya nāṭukaḷiṉ kūṭṭamaippu
    Thai:สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้
    S̄mākhm prachāchāti h̄æ̀ng xecheīy khwām yĕn
    Vietnamese:Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á[4]
Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"[5]
Anthem: "The ASEAN Way"
Member states shown in dark green.
Member states shown in dark green.
Headquarters[6]Jakarta, Indonesia[a]
6°14′20″S 106°47′57″E / 6.23889°S 106.79917°E / -6.23889; 106.79917
Largest cityJakarta, Indonesia (city) Metro Manila, Philippines (metropolitan)
Working languageEnglish[7]
Official languages
of contracting states
TypeSupranational union
Membership
Leaders
Kao Kim Hourn
• Chairmanship of ASEAN
 Laos
LegislatureThe ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly
Establishment
8 August 1967 (57 years ago) (8 August 1967)
• Charter
16 December 2008 (15 years ago) (16 December 2008)
Area
• Total
4,522,518[9] km2 (1,746,154 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 estimate
683,290,000[10]
• Density
144/km2 (373.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $12.007 trillion[10]
• Per capita
Increase $17,528[10]
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $4.248 trillion[10]
• Per capita
Increase $6,201[10]
HDI (2022)Increase 0.736[c]
high
Time zoneUTC+06:30 to +09:00
Website
asean.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations,[d] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN,[e] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km2 (1.7 million sq mi).[14] The bloc generated a purchasing power parity (PPP) gross domestic product (GDP) of around US$10.2 trillion in 2022, constituting approximately 6.5% of global GDP (PPP).[10] ASEAN member states include some of the fastest growing economies in the world, and the institution plays an integral role in East Asian regionalism.[15]

The primary objectives of ASEAN, as stated by the association, are "to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region", and "to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter."[16] In recent years, the bloc has broadened its objectives beyond economic and social spheres.

ASEAN engages with other supranational entities in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world. It is a major partner of the UN, SCO, PA, GCC, MERCOSUR, CELAC, and ECO,[17] It also hosts diplomatic missions throughout the world, maintaining a global network of relationships that is widely regarded as the central forum for cooperation in the region.[18] Its success has become the driving force of some of the largest trade blocs in history, including APEC and RCEP.[19][20][21][22]

ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta
  1. ^ "Ang Saligang Batas ng ASEAN" [The ASEAN Charter] (PDF) (in Filipino). Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Piagam Perhimpunan Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Tenggara" [The ASEAN Charter] (PDF) (in Indonesian). Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Piagam Persatuan Negara Asia Tenggara" [The ASEAN Charter] (PDF) (in Malay). Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Hiến chương của Hiệp hội các Quốc gia Đông Nam Á" [The ASEAN Charter] (PDF) (in Vietnamese). Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ "ASEAN Motto". ASEAN.org. ASEAN. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ^ "ASEAN Secretariat renamed as ASEAN Headquarters to strengthen regional diplomacy". Gutzy Asia. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ ASEAN Charter (PDF). Association of Southeast Asian Nations. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Article 34. The working language of ASEAN is English.
  8. ^ Asmah Haji Omar (1992). "Malay as a pluricentric language". In Clyne, Michael J. (ed.). Pluricentric Languages: Differing Norms in Different Nations. Berlin & New York: Mouton de Gruyte. pp. 403–4. ISBN 3-11-012855-1.
  9. ^ "Selected Basic ASEAN Indicators" (PDF). ASEAN.organisation. ASEANstats. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "How do you say ASEAN?". Voice of America Pronunciation Guide. VOA. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ^ "NLS/BPH: Other Writings, The ABC Book, A Pronunciation Guide". Library of Congress. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  13. ^ Asean.org Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, ASEAN-10: Meeting the Challenges, by Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Asean.org Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  14. ^ "ASEAN | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica". britannica.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  15. ^ Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka (2023). "Meanings, norms, and social constitution: revisiting ASEAN centrality in East Asian regionalism". Japanese Journal of Political Science. 24 (4): 409–423. doi:10.1017/S1468109923000257. ISSN 1468-1099.
  16. ^ "Overview – ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS" (PDF).
  17. ^ "International/Regional Organisation". ASEAN.
  18. ^ "Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)". United States Trade Representative. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  19. ^ "A trade pact nearly 10 years in the making: 5 things to know about RCEP | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 15 November 2020.
  20. ^ "India stays away from RCEP talks in Bali".
  21. ^ "PECC – Back to Canberra: Founding APEC". 30 September 2005.
  22. ^ "Beating the Odds: How ASEAN Helped Southeast Asia Succeed". 15 March 2020.


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