Source: The World Factbook
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: | constitutional monarchy |
Currency: | baht (THB) |
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 |
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 |