Thailand Local Information Guide
Summary
Country Name: Kingdom of Thailand formerly Siam
Location: South Eastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma.
Area: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km
Water: 2,230 sq km
Land Boundaries: total: 4,863 km
Border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km
Coastline: 3,219 km
Climate: tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
Terrain: central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere
Population: 64,631,595
Ethnic Groups: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Languages: Thai, English and ethnic/regional dialects
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Capital: Bangkok
Currency: baht (THB)
Exchange Rates: baht per US dollar - 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004), 41.485 (2003), 42.96 (2002), 44.432 (2001)
Country TLD Code: .co.th
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