*The following descriptions are taken from the Regional
Policy Division,
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan (January, 2006). |
| 2. ASEAN at a Glance ( 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 ) |
(1) Today's ASEAN (Data of 2004, except for area size (2003))
| Member nations: 10 countries (Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
|
| Area |
4.48 million square kilometers |
Approx. 12 times the size
of Japan (380,000 square kilometers) |
Approx. 3.3% of the total
size of the world (133.94 million square kilometers) |
| Population |
544.36 million |
Approx. 4.3 times that
of Japan (127.76 million) |
Approx. 8.6% of the world
population (6,345.13 million) |
| Nominal GDP |
US$798.7 billion |
Approx. 17.3% of Japanese
GDP (US$4,623.4 billion) |
Approx. 2.0% of the world
GDP (US$40,887.8 billion) |
| GDP per capita |
US$1,467 |
Approx. 4.1% of Japanese
GDP per capita (US$36,187) |
Approx. 22.8% of the world's
average GDP per capita (US$6,444) |
| Trade (Import and Export) |
US$1,079.4 billion |
Approx. 105.9% of Japanese
trade value (US$1,019.5 billion) |
Approx. 5.8% of the world's
trade value (US$18,664.0 billion) |
|
(2) Comparison with other regional economic units (Data of 2004)
| |
Members |
Population |
Nominal GDP |
GDP per Capita |
Trade (Import and Export) |
| ASEAN |
10 countries |
544.36 million |
US$798.7 billion |
US$1,467 |
US$1,079.4
billion |
| European
Union (EU) |
25 countries |
455.30
million |
US$12,690.6
billion |
US$27,873 |
US$7,322.1
billion |
| North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
3 countries
U.S.A., Canada, Mexico |
429.21 million |
US$13,323.8
billion |
US$31,043 |
US$3,278.8
billion |
| Mercado
Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR) |
4 countries
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
226.13
million |
US$776.6 billion |
US$3,434 |
US$230.4 billion |
|
| Austria, Belgium,Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, U.K. |
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