Thailand

Head of State : King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946)

Head of Government : Interim Prime Minister SURAYUT Chulanon (since 1 October 2006)
Capital : Bangkok

Land area : 514,000 sq km
Population :65,068,149

Language(s) :Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects

Type of Government : constitutional monarchy

Religion : Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
Natural Resource : tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

GDP : 4.8%

GNP :

Major import : capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels

Major export : textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
Trade partners:

Import partners :Japan 20.1%, China 10.6%, US 6.7%, Malaysia 6.6%, UAE 5.6%, Singapore 4.5%

Export Partners : US 15%, Japan 12.7%, China 9%, Singapore 6.4%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Malaysia 5.1% (2006)

Indonesia

Head of State : President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004);
Head of Government : President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004);
:Vice President Muhammad Yusuf KALLA

Capital : Jakarta
Land area : 1,919,440 sq km

Population :234,693,997 thousand
Language(s) : Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Type of Government : republic

Religion : Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4%

Natural Resource : petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
GDP : 5.5%

GNP :
Major import : machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Major export : oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber

Trade partners:
Import partners :Singapore 30.3%, China 11.5%, Japan 9%, Malaysia 5%, Thailand 4.1%, Australia 4% (2006)
Export Partners : Japan 19.3%, Singapore 11.8%, US 11.5%, South Korea 7.8%, China 7.7%

Brunei





Head of State : Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government
Head of Government : Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah
Capital : Bandar Ser Begawan
Land area : total: 5,770 sq km

1. land: 5,270 sq km


2. water: 500 sq km

Population : 374,577 (July 2007 est.)
Language(s) : Malay (official), English, Chinese

Type of Government : constitutional sultanate

Religion : Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%

Natural Resource : petroleum, natural gas, timber
GDP : 0.4% (2005 est.)

GNP :US$7.75bn. 2005 estimateTotal$9.009 billionPer capita$24,826
Major import : machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
Major export : crude oil, natural gas, refined products, clothing
Trade partners:
Import partners :Singapore 30.7%, Malaysia 18.4%, UK 7.8%, Japan 5.4%, China 5.3%, Thailand 4.4%, South Korea 4.1%
Export Partners :Japan 31.2%, Indonesia 20.3%, South Korea 13.3%, Australia 11.7%, US 7.9%

MALAYSIA

• Head of State : DYMM Al Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah


• Head of Government : Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi


• :Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak


• Capital : Kuala-Lumpur


• Land area : 330,257 sq. km


• Population : 26,127.7 thousand


• Language(s) : Melayu, English, Chinese, Tamil


• Type of Government : Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy


• Religion : Islam (Official)


• Natural Resource : Tin, Petroleum, Timber, Copper, Iron Ore, Natural Gas, Bauxite


• GDP : 30%


• GNP :


• Major import : Industrial components, military weapons.


• Major export : Petroleum, rubber, oil palm, agricultural products.


• Trade partners:


• Import partners :1. Japan 2. Singapore 3. US 4. China 5. Taiwan


• Export Partners :1. US 2. Singapore 3. Japan 4. Hong Kong 5. Thailand

ASEAN HISTORY

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, , is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on August 8, 1967by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Phillipines as a display of solidarity against Communist expansion in Vietnam and insurgency within their own borders. Since then the role of the organization has changed drastically, and today Vietnam itself is a member, its aims include the acceleration of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace. ASEAN was preceded by an organization called the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), an alliance consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand that was formed in 1961.
The bloc itself, however, was established when foreign ministers of five countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand—met at the Thai Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok and signed the ASEAN Declaration, more commonly known as the Bangkok Declaration. The five foreign ministers—Adam Malik of Indonesia, Narciso R. Ramos of the Philippines, Tun Abdul Razak of Malaysia, S.Rajaratnam of Singapore, and Thanat Khoman of Thailand—are considered as the organization's Founding Fathers.

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the creation for this blog is to provide information pertaining the recent situation that happened in South-east Asia region and how it's effect the flow of the political stability in this world particularly