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Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans 513,115 square kilometres. Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf …
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans 513,115 square kilometres. Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and largest city.
  • Official languages: Thai
  • Spoken languages: Central Thai, Isan, Lanna (Northern Thai), Dambro (Southern Thai), Karen, Pattani Malay, Bangkok Malay, Teochew, Hokkien
  • Ethnic groups: 80% Thai · 37% Thai (Central Thai) · 25% Thai Lao (Northeastern Thai) · 8% Lanna (Northern Thai) · 8% Dambro (Southern Thai) · 2% (Western Thai) · 12% Thai Chinese · 4% Khmer · 4% Malays
  • Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: National Assembly
  • Currency: Thai baht (฿) (THB)
  • Capital and largest city: Bangkok

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