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Thailand
| Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai | ||||||
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| Anthem: Phleng Chat Thai Royal anthem: Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami | ||||||
![Location of Thailand (green)in Southeast Asia (dark grey) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Location_Thailand_ASEAN.svg) Location of Thailand (green) in Southeast Asia (dark grey) — [Legend] | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Bangkok1 13°45′N 100°29′E | |||||
| Official language(s) | Thai[1] | |||||
| Official scripts | Thai alphabet | |||||
| Demonym | Thai | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy andConstitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej(Rama IX) | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Abhisit Vejjajiva | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| - | Upper House | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower House | House of Representatives | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Sukhothai Kingdom | 1238 - 1448 | ||||
| - | Ayutthaya Kingdom | 1351 - 1767 | ||||
| - | Thonburi Kingdom | 1768 - 1782 | ||||
| - | Rattanakosin Kingdom | 6 April 1782 | ||||
| - | Constitutional Monarchy | 24 June 1932 | ||||
| - | Later Constitution | 24 August 2007 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 513,120 km2 (50th) 198,115 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.4 (2,230 km2) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 65,998,436 (est. July 2010) (20th) | ||||
| - | 2000 census | 60,606,947[2] | ||||
| - | Density | 132.1/km2 (88th) 342/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $539.871 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,478.67[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $277.177 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,200[3] | ||||
| Gini (2006) | 43rd | |||||
| HDI (2010) |  0.654[4] (medium) (92nd) | |||||
| Currency | Baht (฿) (THB) | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC+7) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | TH | |||||
| Internet TLD | .th | |||||
| Calling code | +66 | |||||
| 1 | ^ Thai name: กรุงเทพมหานคร Krung Thep Maha Nakhonor Krung Thep. The full name is กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุทธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit. | |||||
| 2 | ^ According to the Department of Provincial Administration's official register, not taking into account unregistered citizens and immigrants. | |||||
Thailand (pronounced /ˈtaɪ.lænd/ (
listen) TYE-land or /ˈtaɪ.lənd/;[5] Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai, IPA: [râːtɕʰa ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k tʰaj] ( listen)), formerly Siam (Thai: สยาม, IPA: [sàjǎːm] ( listen)), and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by theGulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries includeVietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
The country is a kingdom, a constitutional monarchy with King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the ninth king of the House of Chakri, who has reigned since 1946, making him the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.[6] The king is officially titled Head of State, the Head of the Armed Forces, an Upholder of the Buddhist religion, and the Defender of all Faiths.
The largest city in Thailand is Bangkok, the capital, which is also the country's center of political, commercial, industrial and cultural activities.
Thailand is the world's 50th largest country in terms of total area (slightly smaller than Yemen and slightly larger than Spain), with a surface area of approximately 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi), and the 20th most-populous country, with approximately 66 million people. About 75% of the population is ethnically Thai, 14% is of Chinese origin, and 3% is ethnically Malay;[7] the rest belong to minority groups includingMons, Khmers and various hill tribes. There are approximately 2.2 million legal and illegal migrants in Thailand.[8] Thailand has also attracted a number of expatriates from developed countries.[9] The country's official language is Thai. Its primary religion is Buddhism, which is practiced by around 95% of all Thais.
Thailand experienced rapid economic growth between 1985 and 1995 and is a newly industrialized country with tourism, due to well-knowntourist destinations such as Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Ko Samui, and exports contributing significantly to the economy.[10][11]
