Question

Locate the ASEAN members on the map. Find the location of the ASEAN Secretariat.

Answer 1

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of 10 member countries located in Southeast Asia:

• Founding Members (signed Bangkok Declaration in 1967):
  1. Indonesia: Sprawled across the vast archipelago between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  2. Malaysia: Situated in two parts Peninsular Malaysia south of Thailand and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) on the island of Borneo.
  3. Philippines: An archipelago of over 7,000 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of Borneo.
  4. Singapore: An island city-state at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.
  5. Thailand: Centrally located in mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
• Subsequent Members:
  1. Brunei Darussalam (joined 1984): Located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
  2. Vietnam (joined 1995): Occupying the eastern coast of the Indochinese Peninsula.
  3. Lao PDR (joined 1997): A landlocked country bordered by Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.
  4. Myanmar/Burma (joined 1997): Bordering India and Bangladesh to the northwest, and China, Laos, and Thailand to the east.
  5. Cambodia (joined 1999): Situated in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula, bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

Location of the ASEAN Secretariat

• City/Country: Jakarta, Indonesia
• The ASEAN Secretariat was established in 1976 to provide greater efficiency in the coordination of ASEAN organs and policies.