Member states of ASEAN

[[File:ASEAN member states.svg|thumb|500px| █ ASEAN full member states

█ ASEAN candidate member state

█ ASEAN observer state

█ █ ASEAN Plus Three

█ █ █ East Asia Summit

█ █ █ █ █ █ ASEAN Regional Forum ]]

, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state.

ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is headquartered in Jakarta.

Lists
A list of member states is provided below. The members of ASEAN Plus Three and the East Asia Summit are also listed. Both forums are ASEAN-led and meetings are held following the ASEAN Summit.

Also listed are participants of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), an organisation throughout the Asia–Pacific region whose objectives are to foster dialogue and consultation, and promote confidence-building and preventive diplomacy in the region.

The ASEAN is an organisation on the Southeast Asian region that aims to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development among its members and to promote regional peace.

ASEAN Plus Three Nation States
The present members of ASEAN together with:

East Asia Summit
The present members of ASEAN Plus Three together with:

ASEAN Regional Forum
The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 28 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

The list includes the members of the East Asia Summit plus: