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See also: List of flags of Georgia (country) This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. 1947 – Flag of India See also: List of ...
The ASEAN flag is flown alongside the national flag of Vietnam at the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium. The ratio of width to length of the flag is 2:3. The ASEAN Charter includes size specifications for usage of the flag: [4] Table flag: 10 cm x 15 cm; Room flag: 100 cm x 150 cm; Car flag: 20 cm x 30 cm; Field flag: 200 cm x 300 cm
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [c] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [d] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [ 13 ]
Democratic forms of government are practised in most Southeast Asian countries and human rights is recognised but dependent on each nation state. Socialist or communist countries in Southeast Asia include Vietnam and Laos. ASEAN provides a framework for the integration of commerce and regional responses to international concerns.
The division between Southeast Asia and Australia/Oceania is disputed and currently placed somewhere between Java and New Guinea. Indonesia spans both areas, but is ordinarily considered to be an Asian country. [1] East Timor is sometimes considered to be part of Australasia or Melanesia, but due to its being surrounded by Indonesia, and its ...
Flags of member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are displayed at a naval base during the ASEAN Solidarity Exercise Natuna 2023 in Batam, Indonesia, on Sept. 20, 2023.
East Asia Summit ASEAN Regional Forum . As of 2010, 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.
From Indonesia to Malaysia, the must-visit destinations on this corner of the continent