ASEAN

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  • ASEAN
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  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    ASEAN (UK: /ˈæsiæn/ ASS-ee-an, US: /ˈɑːsiɑːn, ˈɑːzi-/ AH-see-ahn, AH-zee-an), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration between its members and countries in the Asia-Pacific. The union has a total area of 4,522,518 km2 (1,746,154 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 668 million. ASEAN's primary objective was to accelerate economic growth and through that social progress and cultural development. A secondary objective was to promote regional peace and stability based on the rule of law and the principles of the UN Charter. With some of the fastest growing economies in the world, ASEAN has broadened its objective beyond the economic and social spheres. In 2003, ASEAN moved along the path similar to the European Union (EU) by agreeing to establish an ASEAN community that consists of three pillars: the ASEAN Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. The ten stalks of rice in the ASEAN flag and insignia represents the ten Southeast Asian countries bound together in solidarity. ASEAN regularly engages other countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. A major partner of UN, SCO, PA, GCC, MERCOSUR, CELAC, and ECO, ASEAN maintains a global network of alliances and dialogue partners and is considered by many as a global powerhouse, the central union for cooperation in Asia-Pacific, and a prominent and influential organization. It is involved in numerous international affairs, and hosts diplomatic missions throughout the world. The organization's success has become the driving force of some of the largest trade blocs in history, including APEC and RCEP.

    東南アジア諸国連合(とうなんアジアしょこくれんごう、英語: Association of South‐East Asian Nations、ASEAN 〈英語読み:[ˈɑːsi.ɑːn]、日本語読み:アセアン〉)は、東南アジアの11カ国からなる地域の政府間組織であり、政府間協力を促進し、加盟国とアジアのほかの国々の間で経済、政治、安全保障、軍事、教育、社会文化の統合を促進している。 ASEANはまた、アジア太平洋地域のほかの国々と定期的に連携している。上海協力機構の主要なパートナーであるASEANは、同盟や対話のパートナーの世界的なネットワークを維持しており、多くの人からグローバルで強力な組織、アジア太平洋地域の協力のための中心的な連合、そして著名で影響力のある組織とみなされている。また、多くの国際問題に関与しており、世界中に外交使節団を派遣している。

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