What does ASEAN stand for?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
What is it?
a regional intergovernmental organisation
Who is in the organization?
ten Southeast Asian states
When was it created?
1967
What date?
on 8 August
How large of a land area does it cover?
4.4 million square kilometres
How many people live in that area?
625 million
What percentage of the population is that?
8.8%
What countries created it?
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
What countries have been added?
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
What is one of it's main objectives?
accelerating economic growth
What is another?
social progress
And the last?
sociocultural evolution
What was the GDP in 2015?
US$2.8 trillion
what
the organisation's combined nominal GDP
What are some of the countries it's land borders?
India and China
What are some countries that it's water borders?
Palau and Australia
What two countries do some members want to join?
East Timor and Papua New Guinea
Does it follow United Nations rules?
Yes
What language does the communication happen in?
English