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ASEAN: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Date August 8, 1967 - present
Areas Of Involvement Culture • economic growth • social change • defense

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Map of Asia and Oceania highlighting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in blue, ASEAN Plus Three countries (China, Japan, South Korea) in purple, and ASEAN Plus Six countries (Australia, New Zealand, India) in green. The map shows the geographic distribution of these groups across Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania.
ASEAN's 50th Summit
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stands at a podium speaking, with an ASEAN emblem and flags visible in the background.
Bar chart comparing population, GDP, and GDP per capita for ASEAN countries. Indonesia has the largest population and GDP, while Singapore has the highest GDP per capita. Other countries listed are Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with values shown for each metric.
Map of the South China Sea region highlighting overlapping territorial claims by China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. China's claim is shown by a red dashed line called the nine-dash line, enclosing much of the sea and key features like the Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and Spratly Islands. Each claimant country is shaded in a different color.
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