Source: The World Factbook

GEOGRAPHY

Area: 514,000 sq km
Capital: Bangkok
Geographic coordinates:15 00 N, 100 00 E
Climate:tropical, rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid

GOVERNMENT

Government:constitutional monarchy
Currency:baht (THB)

PEOPLE

Literacy(%):96
Languages:Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Ethnicity/race:Thai, Chinese, other
Religions:Buddhism, Muslim, Christianity, Hinduism, other

INDUSTRY

Industries:tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing (such as jewelry), electric appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
Natural resources:fish, natural gas, forests, fluorite, tin, tungsten

See also