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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geopolitical and economic organization (1) __________ of ten countries in the Southeast Asian region.

The ASEAN region's total population will (2) __________ to 663.9 million people (2021). It makes ASEAN the world's third largest population or 8.4% of its population are ASEAN citizens. Indonesia is the most (3) __________ country in Southeast Asia. Another interesting fact is that over half of the ASEAN population is under 30.

ASEAN also has a combined gross domestic (4) __________ (GDP) of US$3.3 trillion (2021). This makes ASEAN the third-largest economy in Asia and the fifth-largest in the world, or about 3.5% of world GDP, with ASEAN's economic (5) __________ reaching 3.4% from 2010-2021.

The ASEAN region is large, covering 4.5 million square kilometers, or about 3% of the world's total land area. It is still a land area, while the water area of the ASEAN region is (6) __________ than the land area. Geographically, the ASEAN region (7) __________ China and the Pacific Ocean in the north, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Ocean in the east, Australia and the Indian Ocean in the south, and India and the Indian Ocean in the west.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ASEAN region continues (8) __________. Based on 2021 data, the finance and insurance sector is the highest to receive foreign capital, namely 32.0%.

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1. ASEAN is home to hundreds of different ethnic groups, each with its own distinct culture and traditions. Southeast Asia has enormous linguistic diversity, where thousands of languages are spoken. Indonesia, for example, has more than 300 indigenous languages. A great diversity of religious beliefs and practices, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Animism also characterizes ASEAN.

2. Ahead of the United States and Japan, ASEAN and Australia's trading relationship exceeds $100 billion annually. More than 100 million people are estimated to have joined ASEAN's workforce over the past 20 years, and another 59 million are projected to be added by 2030, making ASEAN the third-largest labor force worldwide. The region has successfully balanced economic growth with human development, lifting millions of people out of poverty.

3. Since its establishment in 1967, ASEAN has played a crucial role in combating various transnational security challenges on the world stage. Through its strategic location in the heart of the Indo-Pacific region, ASEAN has played a significant role in preventing a range of territorial disputes, notably in the South China Sea. ASEAN is also a contributor to the world's food security and is one of the most productive agricultural baskets in the world.

4. In 2017, it was recorded that there were 147.2 mobile phones per 100 persons and 48.5 internet subscribers per 100 persons in the region. There is also widespread use of social media, with Indonesia ranked third in the number of Facebook users in 2018, after India and the United States. The digital revolution brought progress in politics, economy, and society, but many countries also face issues like fake news, hate speech, and online harassment.

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1. ASEAN is home to hundreds of different ethnic groups, each with its own distinct culture and traditions. Southeast Asia has enormous linguistic diversity, where thousands of languages are spoken. Indonesia, for example, has more than 300 indigenous languages. A great diversity of religious beliefs and practices, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Animism also characterizes ASEAN.

2. Ahead of the United States and Japan, ASEAN and Australia's trading relationship exceeds $100 billion annually. More than 100 million people are estimated to have joined ASEAN's workforce over the past 20 years, and another 59 million are projected to be added by 2030, making ASEAN the third-largest labor force worldwide. The region has successfully balanced economic growth with human development, lifting millions of people out of poverty.

3. Since its establishment in 1967, ASEAN has played a crucial role in combating various transnational security challenges on the world stage. Through its strategic location in the heart of the Indo-Pacific region, ASEAN has played a significant role in preventing a range of territorial disputes, notably in the South China Sea. ASEAN is also a contributor to the world's food security and is one of the most productive agricultural baskets in the world.

4. In 2017, it was recorded that there were 147.2 mobile phones per 100 persons and 48.5 internet subscribers per 100 persons in the region. There is also widespread use of social media, with Indonesia ranked third in the number of Facebook users in 2018, after India and the United States. The digital revolution brought progress in politics, economy, and society, but many countries also face issues like fake news, hate speech, and online harassment.

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1. Since its establishment, ASEAN women have made significant contributions to the growth and prosperity of the region. In the context of the region facing complicated security challenges, promoting women's role and contributing to creating a strong and prosperous ASEAN community without leaving anyone behind is one of the top priorities of ASEAN.

2. To increase women's roles and voices, ASEAN has made every effort to push gender equality, highly valuing feminism and girls' positions via various cooperation mechanisms. In 2021, on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March, ASEAN announced its Regional Study on Women, Peace and Security. Through the research, it made recommendations to assist its members in increasing the participation of women in building peace, preventing and resolving conflicts, and post-conflict processes by regional and international commitments. In 2022, the association started the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework 2021-2025, which proposed an approach to promote ASEAN's commitment to gender equality further.

3. With all the non-stop efforts at increasing women's power from its establishment till now, ASEAN has yielded many positive results. Women's participation rate in congress in some ASEAN countries has reached more than 20%; women-owned businesses have significantly risen recently, and many women hold the position of chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of corporations and big businesses.

4. Although many positive results were obtained in pushing for gender equality, many ASEAN countries still face challenging obstacles that haven't been fully resolved, for example, violence against women and children and the gap between men's and women's income.