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Thailand |
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| Official Name: |
Kingdom of
Thailand |
| Location: |
SE Asia,
bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, SE of Myanmar (Burma) |
| Border Countries: |
Myanmar (Burma),
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia |
| Climate: |
Tropical; rainy
and warm from mid-May to September; cool and dry from November to mid-March |
| Terrain: |
Rolling central
plain; plateau in northeast; mountains and rainforest elsewhere |
| Capital: |
Bangkok |
| Other Major Cities: |
Chiang Mai,
Thonburi, Nakhon, Ratchasima |
| Land Area: |
514,000 sq.
km/198,457 sq. mi |
| Population: |
60,206,000 |
| Local Time: |
7 hours ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
Thai, English |
| Currency: |
Thai baht (B) |
| Industries: |
Tourism,
textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light
manufacturing, electronics, tungsten, tin |
| Export Commodities: |
Manufactures,
agricultural products and fisheries, raw materials and fuels |
| Visitor Information: |
www.tat.or.th (official site- Thailand) |
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Bangkok |
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| Region: |
Province of
Bangkok |
| Land Area: |
1,622 sq. km/626
sq. mi |
| Population: |
Metro pop.
9,000,000 |
| Airport: |
Don Muang
International Airport is 24 km/15 MI north of city center |
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