Geography of Thailand

Geography of Thailand
	Satellite view of Thailand
Continent	Asia
Region	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	15°00′N 100°00′E / 15.000°N 100.000°E
Area	Ranked 50th
• Total	513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi)
• Land	99.57%
• Water	0.43%
Coastline	3,219 km (2,000 mi)
Borders	Total:; 5,656 km (3,514 mi) ; Myanmar:; 2,401 km (1,492 mi) ; Laos:; 1,810 km (1,125 mi) ; Cambodia:; 798 km (496 mi) ; Malaysia:; 647 km (402 mi)
Highest point	Doi Inthanon ; 2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Lowest point	Andaman Sea; −3,000 m (−9,800 ft)
Longest river	Chi River; 765 km (475 mi); (Mekong River; 980 km (610 mi); Nan–Chao Phraya; 1,112 km (691 mi))
Largest lake	Songkhla Lake; 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Climate	Mostly tropical wet and dry or savanna climate
Terrain	High mountains, a central plain, and an upland plateau
Natural hazards	Droughts, rising sea levels, soil erosion
Exclusive economic zone	299,397 km2 (115,598 sq mi)

Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km² (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture.^[1] It controls the only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore. It has an exclusive economic zone of 299,397 km² (115,598 sq mi).

^ LePoer, Barbara Leitch, ed. (1987). Thailand: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division. pp. 60–65. OCLC 44366465. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[:08-1] LePoer, Barbara Leitch, ed. (1987). Thailand: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division. pp. 60–65. OCLC 44366465. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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