Association of South East Asian Nations

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Burmese: အရှေ့တောင်အာရှနိုင်ငံများအသင်း Filipino: Samahan ng mga Bansa sa Timog-Silangang Asya Indonesian: Perhimpunan Bangsa-Bangsa Asia Tenggara Khmer: សមាគមប្រជាជាតិអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ Lao: ສະມາຄົມປະຊາຊາດແຫ່ງອາຊີຕະເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ Malay: Persatuan Negara - Negara Asia Tenggara Mandarin: 东南亚国家联盟 Tamil: தென்கிழக்காசிய நாடுகளின் கூட்டமைப்பு Thai: สมาคมประชาชาติแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ Vietnamese: Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á
Flag Emblem
Motto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"
Anthem: "The ASEAN Way"
Secretariat	Jakartaa 6°12′S 106°49′E / 6.200°S 106.817°E / -6.200; 106.817
Working language	English
Official languages of contracting states	10 languages Burmese Filipino Indonesian Khmer Lao Malay Mandarin Tamil Thai Vietnamese
Membership	10 states Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam 2 observers Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste
Leaders
• Chairperson	Rodrigo Duterte
• Secretary General	Le Luong Minh
Establishment
• Bangkok Declaration	8 August 1967
• Charter	16 December 2008
Area
• Total	4,435,618 km2 (1,712,602 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate	625 million
• Density	141/km2 (365.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	US$7.6 trillion
• Per capita	US$12,160
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	US$2.8 trillion
• Per capita	US$4,160
HDI (2015)	0.684b medium
Time zone	ASEAN (UTC+6:30 to +9)
Website www.asean.org
Address: Jalan Sisingamangaraja No.70A, South Jakarta. Calculated using UNDP data from member states.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN /ˈɑːsi.ɑːn/ AH-see-ahn,/ˈɑːzi.ɑːn/ AH-zee-ahn) is a regional organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic integration amongst its members. Since its formation on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, the organisation's membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its principal aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, alongside the protection of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peacefully.