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Introduction
| Background:
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A unified Thai Kingdom was established
in the mid-14 th century.
Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast
Asian country
never to be taken over by a European power. A bloodless
revolution in
1932 led to a constitutional monarchy |
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| Location: |
Southeastern
Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand,
southeast of Burma. |
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| Capital: |
Bangkok known in Thai as Krung
Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for
short. Bangkok is on the east bank of the Chao Phraya
River, near the Gulf
of Thailand. Bangkok is the wealthiest and most populous
city in Thailand,
as well as the 22 nd most populous city in the world.
It is a major economic
and financial centre in south-east Asia.Bangkok
has one of the fastest rates
in the world for construction of high rise buildings.
The full ceremonial
name of the city given by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke,
and later edited
by King Mongkut, is Krungthep Mahanakhon Amonrattanakosin
Mahintharayatthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathani
Buriromudomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit
Sakkathattiya Witsanu Kamprasit.
This ceremonial name is composed of two ancient Indian
languages, Pali
and Sanskrit. It translates to "The city of angles,
the great city, the eternal
jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand
capital of the world
endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding
in an
enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode
where reigns
the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built
by Vishnukam".
The full name of the city is listed by the Guinness
Book of Records as
the world's longest place name. Bangkok has an area
of 1,568.7 sq km. |
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| Currency: |
Baht (THB) |
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| Time: |
+0700 UTC |
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| Area: |
Total: 514,000 sq km
Land:511,770 sq km
Water: 2,230 sq km |
| Coastline: |
3,219 km |
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| Climate: |
Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy south-west monsoon (mid-May
to September);
dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March);
southern isthmus
always hot and humid. |
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| Terrain: |
Central plain; Khorat Plateau in the East; mountains
elsewhere. |
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| Natural:
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Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, lead,
fish, |
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| Resources: |
lignite, fluorite, gypsum and arable land. |
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| Agreements: |
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Marine
Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical
Timber 83, Tropical
Timber 94, Wetlands. |
People
| Population: |
64,631,595 (July 2006 est.) |
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Population
growth rate: |
0.68% (2006 est.) |
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| Ethnic groups: |
Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% |
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| Religions: |
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other
0.1% (2006 est.) |
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| Languages: |
Thai, English (Secondary language of the elite), ethnic
and regional
dialects. |
Government
Government
type: |
Constitutional monarchy |
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| Adminastrative divisions: |
76 provinces. Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao,
Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chaing Mai, Chaing
Rai,
Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng phet, Kanchanaburi,
Khon Kaen, Krabi, KrungThep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang,Loei,
Lop Buri, Mae Hong son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon
Nayok,
Nakhon pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon
Sawan,
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu,
Nong Khai,
Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga,Phatthalung,
Phayao,
Petchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon
Si Ayutthaya,
Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong,
Ratchaburi,
Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan,
Samut Sakhon,
Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket,
Songkhla,
sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang,
Trat,
Ubon Ratchatani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit,
Yala,Yasothon. |
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| Independence: |
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) |
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| National Holiday: |
Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927) |
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| Constitution: |
constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October
1997; abrogated
on 19 September 2006 after coup leaders have promised
new constitution
by October 2007. |
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| Legal System: |
based on civil law system, with influences of common
law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction. |
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court or Sandika (judges appointed by monarch) |
Economy
Economy
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overview: |
With a well-developed infrastructure,
a free-enterprise economy and
pro-investment policies, Thailand appears to have
fully recovered from
the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.
The country was one of East Asia's best performers
in 2002-04. Boosted
by increased consumption and strong export growth,
the Thai economy
grew 6.9% in 2003 and 6.1%in 2004 despite a sluggish
global economy.
Bangkok has pursued preferential trade agreements
with a variety of
partners in an effort to boost exports and to maintain
high growth.
Exports have performed at record levels, rising nearly
17 % in 2006.
Export-oriented manufacturing - in particular automobile
production -
and farm output are driving these gains.
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GDP (purchasing
power parity): |
$585.9 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP-real growth
rate: |
4.4% (2006 est.) |
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GDP-per capita
(PPP): |
$9,100 (2006 est.) |
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GDP-composition
by sector: |
agriculture: 10%
industry: 44.9%
.services:
45.1% (2006 est.) |
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| Labour force: |
36.41 million (2006 est.) |
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| Labour force by occupation: |
agriculture: 49%
industry:14%
services: 37% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: |
2.1% (2006 est.) |
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| Population below poverty
line: |
10% (2006 est.) |
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Inflation rate
(consumer prices): |
5.1 % (2006 est.) |
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| Agriculture-products:
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rice, cassava(tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts,
soybeans |
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| Industries: |
tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing,
beverages,
tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry
and electric
appliances, computer and parts, integrated circuits,
furniture, plastics,
automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest
tungsten
producer and third-largest tin producer |
| Exports:
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$123.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
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| Exports-commodities: |
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber,
jewelry, automobiles,
computers and electrical appliances |
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| Exports-partners:
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US 15.4%, Japan 13.6%, China 8.3%, Singapore 6.9%,
Hong Kong 5.6%,
Malasia 5.2% (2005) |
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| Imports: |
$119.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
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| Imports-commodities:
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capital goods, intermediate goods and rew materials,
consumer
goods, fuels. |
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| Imports-partners: |
Japan 22%, China 9.4%, US 7.4%, Malaysia 6.8%, UAE
4.8%,
Singapore 4.6% (2005) |
| Reserves of foreign
exchange and gold: |
$59.06 billion (2006 est.) |
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| Debt-external: |
$57.83 billion (30 June 2006 est.) |
Communications
Telephones-main
lines in use: |
7.035 million (2005) |
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Telephones
mobile cellular: |
27.379 million (2005) |
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| Internet country code:
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.th |
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| Internet users: |
8.42 million |
Transportation
| Airports: |
108 (2006) |
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| Heliports:
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3 (2006) |
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| Railways:
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total: 4,071 km |
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| Roadways: |
total: 57,403 km |
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| Waterways: |
4,000 km |
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Ports and
terminals: |
Bangkok, Laem Chabang. Prachuap Port, Si Racha |
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