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Hello all today, I willing to share you about ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) information, it was established in 1967. There are 10 Countries as ASEAN Member. Those are Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Lao PRD, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. There are more than 600 million peoples and a total of land area is 4.46 square kilo maters.
The purposes of Asean are to accelerate the economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region for promoting peace and stability. so, I will describe about Member states of ASEAN each others below:
1. Cambodia
Official Name: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Area : 181,035 Square Km
Population : 14,000,000
Capital : Phnom Penh
Language : Khmer, French, English & various ethnic languages
Religion : Buddhist and others
Economy : INDUSTRY: Tourism, Garments, rice milling, wood products.
AGRICULTURE: Rice, Vegetables, Corn, Rubber, etc.
EXPORT: timber, garments, rubber, rice, fish.
2. Lao PDR
Official Name: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Area : 236,800 Square Km
Population : 6, 521,000
Capital : Vientiane
Language : Lao, English, French, and various ethnic languages.
Religion : Buddhist, Islam, others
Economy : INDUSTRY: tin and gypsum mining, timber, agriculture processing. AGRICULTURE: sweet potatoes, vegetable, corn, coffee, water buffalo. Export: wood products, garments, electricity, coffee, tin.
3. Vietnam
Official Name: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Area : 331,698 Square Km
Population : 86, 000,000
Capital : Hanoi
Language :Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Khmer other
Religion : Buddhist, Hoa Hoa, Cao Dai, Christian, others
Economy : INDUSTRY: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building. AGRICULTURE: rice, corn, potatoes. EXPORT: crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubbers.
4. Thailand
Official Name: KINGDOM OF THAILAND
Area : 513, 155 Square Km
Population : 65, 608,000
Capital : Bangkok
Language :Thai, English, Chinese dialects and indigenous.
Religion : Buddhist, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Hindu.
Economy : INDUSTRY:Textiles, and garment, agriculture products, beverages, tobacco, and cement. AGRICULTURE: rice, corn, cassava and rubber. EXPORT: tourism, rice, vegetables, computers, transistors, seafood, and clothing.
5. Brunei
Official Name: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Area : 5,765 Square Km
Population : 400,000
Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan
Language : Malay, English, Chinese
Religion : Islam, Buddhism, Christian
Economy : INDUSTRY: Petroleum, liquefied natural gas, construction. AGRICULTURE: rice,vegetable, fruits, chickens. EXPORT: crude oil, natural gas, refined products.
6. Indonesia
Official Name: THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Area : 1,904,567 Square Km
Population : 237,556,363
Capital : Jakarta
Language : Bahasa Indonesia, Dutch, Javanese, English, Chinese
Religion : Islam, Protestant, Hindu, Buddhism, Christian other
Economy : INDUSTRY: Petroleum and natural gas, textile, apparel, mining, cement. AGRICULTURE: rice,vegetable, cassava, rubber, peanuts, poultry. EXPORT: oil, gas, plywood, textiles, rubber, electrical application.
7. Myanmar
Official Name: THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION MYANMAR
Area : 676,577 Square Km
Population : 59,000,000
Capital : Nay Pyi Taw (admi. city)
Language : Myanmar and English is widely spoken
Religion : Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, Christian, Hindu other
Economy : INDUSTRY: agro-based, wood-based, textiles, heavy industries, steel mill. AGRICULTURE: rice,beans, sesame, hardwood, pulses, fish, EXPORT: oil, gas, fish, wood products.,
8. Singapore
Official Name:REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Area : 697 Square Km
Population : 4,658,000
Capital : Singapore
Language : Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English
Religion : Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, Christian, Hindu Sikh, Daoist, Confucianis.
Economy : INDUSTRY: Petrochemicals, machinery and electronics manufacturing, pharmaceuticals.
Services: banking and finance, information Technology, tourism.
Export: Electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, mineral fuels.
9. Malaysia
Official Name:MALAYSIA
Area : 329,847 Square Km
Population : 27,000,000
Capital : Kuala Lumpur
Language : Chinese, Bahasa Melayu, English and others
Religion : Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, Christian, Hindu Sikh, Taoism, Sikhism, and others.
Economy : INDUSTRY: rubber, and oil palm, logging, petroleum production and refining.
10. Philippines
Official Name:REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Area : 676,577 Square Km
Population : 59,000,000
Capital : Manila
Languages : Filipino, English, 8 major dialects and others
Religion : Islam, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Buddhism.
Economy : INDUSTRY: food manufactures, petroleum and coal products, electrical chicaneries, chemical and chemical products, and footwear.
by Mr. Water, "Kongkea " (Mr.)