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- ASEAN : Association Of South East Asian Nations
- Established by Bangkok Declaration on 8 august 1967 by 4 member nations.
- Present strength is ten members plus two observers.
- Its motto is One Vision, One Identity, and One Community.
- Headquartered at Jakarta with English as its official language.
- Initially formed due to the communist threat from the USSR during the cold war times.
- Preceded by Association of South East Asia formed in 1961.
- Present members are : Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
- Observer states are : Papua New Guinea, and Timor Leste.
