Member States

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a political and economic union of 10 sy

Lao People Democratic Republic

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic or the Lao PDR is located in the southeast of the Asian, with a total area of 236,800 square kilometers. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest.

Commencement Date: 23 July 1997

• Head of State : President Thongloun Sisoulith
• Head of Government : Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone
• Capital : Vientiane
• Language : Lao
• Currency : Kip
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR Website: www.mofa.gov.la

Brunei or Negara Brunei Darussalam (Negara Brunei Darussalam) is a small country located on the island of Brunei in the Southeast Asian region.

Commencement Date: 7 January 1984

Head of State : His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah

Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan

Language(s) : Malay, English

Currency : B$ (Brunei Dollar)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Brunei Darussalam Website: www.mfa.gov.bn

Cambodia officially the Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, spanning an area of 181,035 square kilometres bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Commencement Date: 30 April 1999

Head of State : His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government : Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet

Capital : Phnom Penh

Language : Khmer

Currency : Riel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of Cambodia Website: www.mfaic.gov.kh

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea

Commencement Date: 8 August 1967

Head of State : President Joko Widodo

Capital : Jakarta

Language : Indonesian

Currency : Rupiah

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Website: www.kemlu.go.id

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories.

Commencement Date: 8 August 1967

Head of State : His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah

Head of Government : Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim

Capital : Kuala Lumpur

Language(s) : Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil

Currency : Ringgit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Website: www.kln.gov.my

ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat Website: www.kln.gov.my/myasean

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia

Commencement Date: 23 July 1997

Head of State : President U Win Myint

Capital : Nay Pyi Taw

Language : Myanmar

Currency : Kyat

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar Website: www.mofa.gov.mm

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

Commencement Date: 8 August 1967

Head of State : President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.

Capital : Manila

Language(s) : Filipino, English, Spanish

Currency : Peso

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

Commencement Date: 8 August 1967

Head of State : President Halimah Yacob

Head of Government : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Capital : Singapore

Language(s) : English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil

Currency : S$ (Singapore Dollar)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Website: www.mfa.gov.sg

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

Commencement Date: 8 August 1967

Head of State : His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun

Head of Government : Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin

Capital : Bangkok

Language : Thai

Currency : Baht

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Website: www.mfa.go.th

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 331,212 square kilometres and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.

Commencement Date: 28 July 1995

Head of State : President Vo Van Thuong

Head of Government : Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

Capital : Ha Noi

Language : Vietnamese

Currency : Dong

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Website: www.mofa.gov.vn