Thailand
country
Bangkok
capital city
English, Thai
language(s)
THB
currency
514,000 km²
area
65,444,371
population
127.32 people/km²
population density
Thailand
Regions of Thailand
- Changawat Chanthaburi
- Changwat Amnat Charoen
- Changwat Ang Thong
- Changwat Buriram
- Changwat Chachoengsao
- Changwat Chai Nat
- Changwat Chaiyaphum
- Changwat Chiang Mai
- Changwat Chiang Rai
- Changwat Chon Buri
- Changwat Chumphon
- Changwat Kalasin
- Changwat Kamphaeng Phet
- Changwat Kanchanaburi
- Changwat Khon Kaen
- Changwat Krabi
- Changwat Lampang
- Changwat Lamphun
- Changwat Loei
- Changwat Lop Buri
- Changwat Mae Hong Son
- Changwat Maha Sarakham
- Changwat Mukdahan
- Changwat Nakhon Nayok
- Changwat Nakhon Pathom
- Changwat Nakhon Phanom
- Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima
- Changwat Nakhon Sawan
- Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Changwat Nan
- Changwat Narathiwat
- Changwat Nong Bua Lamphu
- Changwat Nong Khai
- Changwat Nonthaburi
- Changwat Pathum Thani
- Changwat Pattani
- Changwat Phangnga
- Changwat Phatthalung
- Changwat Phayao
- Changwat Phetchabun
- Changwat Phetchaburi
- Changwat Phichit
- Changwat Phitsanulok
- Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Changwat Phrae
- Changwat Phuket
- Changwat Prachin Buri
- Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Changwat Ranong
- Changwat Ratchaburi
- Changwat Rayong
- Changwat Roi Et
- Changwat Sa Kaeo
- Changwat Sakon Nakhon
- Changwat Samut Prakan
- Changwat Samut Sakhon
- Changwat Samut Songkhram
- Changwat Sara Buri
- Changwat Satun
- Changwat Sing Buri
- Changwat Sisaket
- Changwat Songkhla
- Changwat Sukhothai
- Changwat Suphan Buri
- Changwat Surat Thani
- Changwat Surin
- Changwat Tak
- Changwat Trang
- Changwat Trat
- Changwat Ubon Ratchathani
- Changwat Udon Thani
- Changwat Uthai Thani
- Changwat Uttaradit
- Changwat Yala
- Changwat Yasothon
- Krung Thep Mahanakhon
- Prachin Buri Changwat
- Ubon Ratchathani Changwat
- Udon Thani Changwat
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Thailand description
The Kingdom of Thailand (IPA: /ˈtaɪlænd/, Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, IPA: [râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj]) is an independent country which lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. The country is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma. By the maritime boundary, the country is bordered to the southeast by Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand, to the southwest by Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea. The capital and largest city of Thailand is Bangkok. It is also the country's centre of political, commercial, industrial and cultural activities. Bangkok is known in Thai as "Krung Thep Mahanakorn," or, more colloquially, "Krung Thep." Thailand is considered to be the world's 50th largest country in terms of total area, with a surface area of approximately 513,000 km² (198,000 sq mi), and the world's 20th largest country in terms of population with approximately 63 million people. At 514,000 km² (198,000 sq mi) , Thailand is the world's 50th largest country in land mass, whilst it is the world's 20th largest country in terms of population. It is comparable in population to countries such as France and United Kingdom, and is similar in land size to France and California in the US; it is just over twice the size of the entire United Kingdom, and 1.4 times the size of Germany. Thailand is home to several distinct geographic regions, partly corresponding to the provincial groups. The north of the country is mountainous, with the highest point being Doi Inthanon at 2,565 metres above sea level (8,415 ft). The northeast, Isan, (see special section on this region) consists of the Khorat Plateau, bordered to the east by the Mekong river. The centre of the country is dominated by the predominantly flat Chao Phraya river valley, which runs into the Gulf of Thailand. The south consists of the narrow Kra Isthmus that widens into the Malay Peninsula.
