ASEAN Information

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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.)