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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Thailand |
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| Capital | name: Bangkok geographic coordinates: 13 45 N, 100 31 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 65,068,149 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +7 |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma see map |
| Area | total: 514,000 sq km land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km |
| 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 (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
| Government type | constitutional monarchy |
| National holiday | Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927) |
| Constitution | constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October 1997; abrogated on 19 September 2006 after coup; interim constitution promulgated on 1 October 2006; coup leaders have promised new constitution by end of 2007 |
| Legal system | based on civil law system, with influences of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Background | A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing separatist violence in its southern ethnic Malay-Muslim provinces. |
| Internet country code | .th |
