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Thailand Country Information and Map

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    Introduction


    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.


    Location


    Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma


    Geographic coordinates


    15 00 N, 100 00 E


    Area


    total: 514,000 sq km water: 2,230 sq km land: 511,770 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming


    Land boundaries


    total: 4,863 km border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km


    Coastline


    3,219 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


    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


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m


    Natural resources


    tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land


    Land use


    arable land: 32.88% permanent crops: 7% other: 60.12% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    47,490 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts


    Environment - current issues


    air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea


    Geography - note


    controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore


    Population


    64,865,523 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 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Bangkok


    Phone Code


    +66


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