GEOGRAPHY: |
 Thailand has a land area of 513,115 sq.km. bordered by Malaysia (South), Myanmar (West & North), Laos (North & East) and Cambodia (Southeast). |
CLIMATE: |
Temperature varies from 38° C to 19°C; humidity from 82.8% to 66%. |
SEASONS: |
Hot (March to May), rainy (June to October) and cool (November to February). |
POPULATION: |
Total 58,336,072 (end 1993), including 29,205,086 males and 29,130,986 females. Of the total, 9.55% lived in Bangkok. |
MONEY:
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Thai Baht (THB)
1 Baht = 100 Sadang
Coins: 1, 5, 10
Notes: 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 |
CURRENCY CONVERTER: |
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WEATHER: |
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LANGUAGE: |
Thai is the national language. English is widely understood in cities. |
RELIGION: |
| Buddhist |
94.82% |
| Muslim |
4.00% |
| Christian |
0.55% |
| others |
0.63% |
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GOVERNMENT: |
A constitutional monarchy headed King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with 76 provinces, each sub-divided into amphoe, tambon and muban. |
NATIONAL FLAG: |
The red, white and blue bands symbolize the nation, Buddhism and the monarchy respectively |
LARGEST PROVINCES: |
| Nakhon Ratchasima |
20,493.96 sq.km. |
| Chiang Mai |
20,107.06 sq.km. |
| Kanchanaburi |
19,483.15 sq.km. |
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HIGHEST PEAKS: |
| Doi Inthanon |
2,565 m. |
| Doi Luang |
2,175 m. |
| Phu Soi Dao |
2,102 m |
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PRINCIPAL RIVERS: |
| 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. |
LARGEST ISLANDS: |
| Phuket |
543.00 sq.km. |
| Samui |
239.90 sq.km. |
| Chang |
212.09 sq.km. |
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CLOTHING: |
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. |
ELECTRICITY: |
220 volts 50 cycles throughout the country. |
WATER: |
Drink only bottled or boiled water. |
DINING: |
You can find places to eat 24 hours a day, but better avoid sidewalk stalls where, though food is cheap and palatable, hygienic conditions may not be up to standard. |
SHOPPING: |
You have wide range of good buys to choose from. They are beautiful because Thais are gifted artists, and inexpensive because the labor cost is low. |
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