| Thailand has a land area of 513,115 sq.km.
bordered by Malaysia ( South ), Myanmar ( West & North ), Laos ( North & East )
and Cambodia ( Southeast ).
| Temperature varies from 38'C to 19'C ; humidity from
82.8 % to 66 %.
| Seasons | Population
|
|---|
| Hot ( March to May ), rainy (June to October ) and
cool ( November to February ).
| Total 59,095,419 ( end 1994 ), including 29,552,978
males and 29,542,441 females. Of the total, 9.45% live in Bangkok.
| Language | Religion
|
|---|
| Thai is the national language. English is widely
understood in the cities.
| Buddhist 94.82 %, Muslim 4.00 %, Christian 0.55 %,
others 0.63 %.
| | Goverment | National Flag
|
|---|
| A constitutional monarchy headed by King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, with 76 provinces, each sub-divided into Amphur, Tamboon and
Moobahn.
|  The red , white and blue bands symbolize the nation,
Buddhism and the monarchy respectively.
| Largest Provinces | Highest Peaks
|
|---|
Nakhon Ratchasima 20,493.96
sq.km.
Chiang Mai
20,107.06 sq.km.
Kanchanaburi
19,483.15 sq.km.
| Doi Inthanon 2,565m.
Doi Luang
2,175m.
Phu Soi Dao
2,102m.
| Largest Islands | Principal Rivers
|
|---|
Phuket
543.00 sq.km.
Samui 239.90
sq.km.
Chang 212.09 sq.km.
| Chi 765 km.
Mun 750
km.
Nan 740 km.
Chao Phraya 370
km.*
* or 1,110 km. if the Nan, its main tributary, is included.
| Clothing | Electricity
|
|---|
| Thin cotton is the best. A jacket or sweater may be
necessary in the cool season, especially in a mountainous area in the North or
Northeast. | 220 volts 50 cycles throughout the country.
| | Water | Dining
|
|---|
| Drink only bottled or boiled water.
| You can find places to eat 24 hrs. a day, but better avoid
sidewalk stalls where, though food is cheap
and palatable, hygienic conditions may not be up to standard.
| Shopping | News Papers
|
|---|
| Shopping
is fun here in Thailand. You have a wide range of good buys to choose
from. They are beautiful because Thais are gifted artists, and cheap because the
labour cost are low.
| You can buy a large range of foreign News Papers in
Thailand. Some English and German News Papers
are printed here.
| Genealogical Table
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For a Genealogical Table of the Present Chakri
Dynasty
Click Here
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