Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Flag of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Flag
Coat of arms of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Coat of arms
Location of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Headquarters
and largest city
Jakarta
Area
• Total
4,522,518 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
667,393,019


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic union of 10 countries in Southeast Asia. Singapore organized the creation of ASEAN in 1967, which adopted the NIEO at its first meeting.[1]

Member States

Country Accession date
Brunei 7 January 1984
Cambodia 30 April 1999
Indonesia 8 August 1967
Laos 23 July 1997
Malaysia 8 August 1967
Myanmar 23 July 1997
Philippines 8 August 1967
Singapore 8 August 1967
Thailand 8 August 1967
Vietnam 28 July 1995

References

  1. Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Singapore' (p. 252). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]