Thailand Country Info - Asia
Description and Basic Information
Thailand with its capital Bangkok is located in Asia (Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand). It covers some 514,001 square kilometres (slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming) with 65,493,000 citizens. Thai and English are the the languages commonly used by the people in Thailand. Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia are bordering countries.
Thailand
Pictures from Capital (Bangkok)
Wat Yannawa
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Wat Yannawa Bhot
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Bangkok from the river.
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Taksin Bridge
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About Thailand
The landscape featurescentral plain with Khorat Plateau in the east and mountains elsewhere. The average density of population is about 127 per km². The climate in Thailand can be described as tropical with rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September), dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March), southern isthmus always hot and humid. Potential threats by nature are land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table or droughts.
To reach someone in Thailand dial +66 prior to a number. There are 7,024,000 installed telephones. And there are 83,057,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800, 1900 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".th". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 76 regions/states in Thailand we know off.
- Bangkok
- Changawat Chanthaburi
- Changwat Amnat Charoen
- Changwat Ang Thong
- Changwat Buriram
- Changwat Chachoengsao
- Changwat Chai Nat
- Changwat Chaiyaphum
- Changwat Chiang Mai
- Changwat Chiang Rai
- Changwat Chon Buri
- Changwat Chumphon
- Changwat Kalasin
- Changwat Kamphaeng Phet
- Changwat Kanchanaburi
- Changwat Khon Kaen
- Changwat Krabi
- Changwat Lampang
- Changwat Lamphun
- Changwat Loei
- Changwat Lop Buri
- Changwat Mae Hong Son
- Changwat Maha Sarakham
- Changwat Mukdahan
- Changwat Nakhon Nayok
- Changwat Nakhon Pathom
- Changwat Nakhon Phanom
- Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima
- Changwat Nakhon Sawan
- Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Changwat Nan
- Changwat Narathiwat
- Changwat Nong Bua Lamphu
- Changwat Nong Khai
- Changwat Nonthaburi
- Changwat Pathum Thani
- Changwat Pattani
- Changwat Phangnga
- Changwat Phatthalung
- Changwat Phayao
- Changwat Phetchabun
- Changwat Phetchaburi
- Changwat Phichit
- Changwat Phitsanulok
- Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Changwat Phrae
- Changwat Phuket
- Changwat Prachin Buri
- Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Changwat Ranong
- Changwat Ratchaburi
- Changwat Rayong
- Changwat Roi Et
- Changwat Sa Kaeo
- Changwat Sakon Nakhon
- Changwat Samut Prakan
- Changwat Samut Sakhon
- Changwat Samut Songkhram
- Changwat Sara Buri
- Changwat Satun
- Changwat Sing Buri
- Changwat Sisaket
- Changwat Songkhla
- Changwat Sukhothai
- Changwat Suphan Buri
- Changwat Surat Thani
- Changwat Surin
- Changwat Tak
- Changwat Trang
- Changwat Trat
- Changwat Ubon Ratchathani
- Changwat Udon Thani
- Changwat Uthai Thani
- Changwat Uttaradit
- Changwat Yala
- Changwat Yasothon
Heritage Properties
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site: Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and...
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex: The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The...
Historic City of Ayutthaya: Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the...
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns: Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai...
Major Airports
Travel Information
Website: Thailand Tourism
1600 New Phetburi Road
Makkasan, Rachathewi
Bangkok 10310
Thailand
Phone: +66 2 250 5500
Fax: +66 2 250 5511
Demographic Statistics
In the year 2010, the total Thai population grew at a rate of 0.6% (or by 399,092 citizens). With 478,114 deaths and 877,206 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.6%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.
An overview of age distribution in Thailand: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Thailand has declined over the last 10 years by 1.3 births per thousand from 14.5 in 2001 to 13.2 in 2010. Currently, 877,206 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Thailand has rised over the last 10 years by 0.5 deaths per thousand from 6.7 in 2001 to 7.2 in 2010. Currently, 478,114 people die each year.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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