Maria Angelica Margate

Ray Emerson Marzan

Russel Harold Sirot

Country

Population

Land Area

GDP growth
rate(percent)

GDP per
capita(
current US$)

Brunei
Darussalam

412,238

5,769

1.0

42,445

Cambodia

14,864,646

181,035

7.0

978

Indonesia

246,864,191 1,860,360

6.2

3,588

Lao PDR

6,645,827

236,800

7.9

1,394

Malaysia

29,239,927

330,290

5.6

10,338

Burma(Myanma 52,797,319
r)

676,577

5.6

861

Philippines

96,706,764

300,000

6.8

2,565

Singapore

5,312,400

716

1.3

52,069

Thailand

66,785,001

513,120

6.5

5,391

Vietnam

88,775,500

380,958

5.0

1,596

ASEAN community in
figures
608.4 Million
estimated Asean Population
5.7 percent
Asean GDP growth
$2.3 trillion
estimated GDP of ASEAN
$2.5 trillion
total Asean trade
$110 billion
FDI inflows
89.2 million
Visitor arrivals in ASEAN

8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the

signing of the ASEAN Declaration
Founding Fathers of ASEAN: 5 Foreign
Ministers -Adam Malik (Indonesia), Narciso R.
Ramos( Philippines), Tun Abdul Razak
(Malaysia), S.Rajaratnam (Singapore) and
Thanat Khoman(Thailand)

cooperation in the economic, social, cultural,

technical, educational and other fields
promotion of regional peace and stability
through abiding respect for justice and the
rule of law and adherence to the principles of
the UN Charter
Representing the collective will of the nations
of South east Asia to bind themselves
together in friendship and cooperation and,
through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for
their peoples and for posterity the blessings
of peace, freedom and prosperity

Feb. 1967 - Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

(TAC):

Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty,

equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of
all nations
The rights of every state to lead its national existence
free from external interference, subversion, and
coercion
Non-interference in the internal affairs of one
another
Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful
manner
Renunciation of the threat or use of force; and
Effective cooperation among themselves.

Ratified by 10 ASEAN member states

Came into force: 15 Dec 2008, Jakarta
Gives legal personality to ASEAN
Clarifies common objectives and principles
Defines structure, Mechanisms, Operations

Enhance peace, security stability

Political, security, economic, socio-cultural
cooperation
Preserve as nuclear weapons free zone
Peace with the world, harmonious environment
Single market and production base
Alleviate poverty, narrow development gap
Strengthen democracy, protect and promote
human rights
Respond to common threats
Promote sustainable development
Develop humanresources

First 10 years (1967-1976):establishment,

solidarity, dialogue partners
The next 20 years: (1977-1997): expansion Brunei (1984); Vietnam (1995); Lao PDR and
Myanmar (1997); and Cambodia (1999) The
next 10 years: (1998-2007): vision,
formalization.
The next 7 years: (2008-2015): Community
building

1976 Bali Concord I formally adopted political cooperation aspart of ASEAN regular activities
1992 ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
1997/98 economic crisis acceleration of economic
integration initiatives ASEAN Vision 2020
2003 - Bali Concord II the launch of ASEAN Community by
2020
2005 the launch of ASEAN Charter process
2006/07 the acceleration of ASEAN Community to 2015
2007 ASEAN Charter drafting and the ASEAN Economic
Community Blueprint
2008 ASEAN Charter ratification
2009 ASEAN Political Community and Socio-Cultural Community
Blueprints

ASEAN Political-Security Community

ASEAN Economic Community- creating a stable,

peaceful
processes in the settlement of intra-regional differences and
it has the following components: political development,
shaping and sharing of norms, conflict prevention, conflict
resolution, post-conflict peace building, and implementing
mechanisms

prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN economic

region in which there is a free flow of goods, services,
investment and a freer flow of capital, equitable
economic development and reduced poverty and socioeconomic disparities in year 2020

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community -

envisages a
community of caring societies and founded on a common
regional identity, with cooperation focused on social
development aimed at raising the standard of living of
disadvantaged groups and the rural population ,and shall
seek the active involvement of all sectors of society, in
particular women, youth, and local communities

ASEAN Summit
ASEAN Coordinating Council
ASEAN Community Councils
ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies
Secretary General
ASEAN Secretariat

Another essential aspect of ASEANs activities

today is the development of close
partnerships with other countries. The
simultaneous engagement of many important
countries with an interest in South East Asia
forms part of ASEANs strategy to remain in
the drivers seat in regional developments
ensuring that the region is stable and
prosperous, and free from domination by any
single external power

The main instruments of ASEANs relations with its

partners are the promotion of norms of peace and
conciliation, and the creation of a network of
economic agreements in the region.
Today, ASEAN has established official dialogue
relations with ten external partners including
Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Russia, and the USA.
ASEAN also has relations with the United Nations and
a sectoral partnership with Pakistan. At the regional
level, ASEAN is the driving force for forums including
the ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN+3 (with China,
Japan and Korea) and the East Asia Summit (with
Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New
Zealand).

Will come effect on 2015.

Signed among members in 1992.
The agreement anticipated a fixed period of
downward preferential tariff among the
members until those tariffs became zero.

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,

Singapore, and Thailand.
Vietnam joined in 1995, Laos and Myanmar
in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. All four
countries were required to sign on to the
AFTA agreement in order to join ASEAN, but
were given longer time frames in which to
meet AFTA's tariff reduction obligations.

Afta was motivated by two efforts

Increase the Aseans competitive position as
production base in the world market through the
elimination within the group of tariff and non
tariff barriers.
Encourages more foreign direct investments to
the ASEAN. When achieved, both objectives
would further stimulate regional economic
growth and consequently, raise per capita
incomes and living standards among the
constituent nations.

When a free trade agreement is forged,

countries forming the region extend their
economic market reach by the creation of a
single collective market. It is derived from an
enlarged free trade area, a major mind set
change is required for a country begins from
a background of protectionism and high tariff
and non tariff regimes.