| Full
Country Name: | Thailand
(Prathet Thai, meaning "land of the free") |
| Capital:
| Bangkok
(Krung Thep, meaning " city of angels") |
| Geography:
| Lies
in the heart of Southeast Asia, roughly equidistant between India and China. |
Neighboring
countries:
| 1)
Myanmar - west and north,
2) Lao P.D.R. - north and northeast,
3) Cambodia
- southeast and
4) Malaysia - south.
|
| Area:
| 514,000
sq. km.
|
| Typography:
| Thailand
is divided into four distinct areas:
1) the mountainous North,
2) the
fertile Central Plains,
3) the semi-arid plateau of the Northeast, and
4) the many beautiful tropical beaches & offshore islands of the Southern
peninsula
|
| Population: | 60.2
million (6 million in Bangkok alone)
|
| People: | Thai
(80%), Chinese (10%), Malay (3%), and the rest are minorities (Mons, Khmers, hilltribes)
Ethnic Thais form the majority, though the area has historically been a migratory
crossroads, and has thus produced a degree of ethnic diversity. Integration is
such, however, that culturally and socially there is enormous unity.
|
| Language:
| Thai
(though English is widely understood in most major cities)
|
| Religion:
| Buddhism
(95%), Muslim (4%), others (1%)
|
| Government:
| Democratic
Constitutional Monarchy |
| Head
of State: | H.R.H.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty) |
| Prime
Minister: | Thaksin
Shinawatra |
| Administration:
| 76
provinces, each subdivided into amphoe (district), tambon (sub-disrict) and muban
(village)
|
| National
Flag: | The
red, white, and blue stripes symbolize the nation, Buddhism, and the monarchy,
respectively.
|
| Time:
| GMT
+ 7 hours |
| Climate:
| Tends
to be humid and hot throughout the year.
Average annual temperature = 28 degree
C (83 degree F)
3 seasons: Hot (Mar-May); Rainy (Jun-Oct); Cool (Nov-Feb)
|
| Electricity: | 220
V, 50 Hz
|
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