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Research and Facts About Thailand

Data for Thailand collected from the CIA Factbook - Thailand

Country Name:	conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand conventional short form: Thailand former: Siam
Location:	Southeastern 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
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
Age Structure:
0-14 Years:	22% (male 7,284,068/female 6,958,632)
15-64 Years:	70% (male 22,331,312/female 22,880,588)
65 Years and Over:	65 years and over: 8% (male 2,355,190/female 2,821,805) (2006 est.)
Average Age:
Total:	31.9 years
Male:	31.1 years
Female:	32.8 years (2006 est.)

Ethnic Groups:	Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions:	Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)

General
Languages:	Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects

Government
Type:	Constitutional monarchy
Capital:	Bangkok
Independence:	1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)

Economy
Currency:	baht (THB)
Exchange Rates:	baht per US dollar - 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004), 41.485 (2003), 42.96 (2002), 44.432 (2001)
GDP Growth Rate:	4.5% (2005 est.)
Labour Occupations:	agriculture: 49% industry: 14% services: 37% (2000 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1.4% (September 2005)
Inflation Rate:	4.8% (2005 est.)
Agriculture Produce:	rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans

Transportation
Railways:	total: 4,071 km narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Roads:	Total: 57,694 km paved: 32,551 km (including 481 km of expressways) unpaved: 25,143 km (2002)
Airports:	total: 65 over 3,047 m: 7
Ports & Harbours:	Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

Communications
Mains Telephones:	6.797 million (2004)
Mobile Telephones:	27.379 million (2005)
Television Stations:	111 (2006)
Internet Users:	8.42 million (2005)
Country Internet Code:	.th

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