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Kingdom of Thailand | |
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Anthem: Phleng Chat Thai (English: "Thai National Anthem") | |
Capital and largest city | Bangkok (Thai: Krung Thep)1 13°45′N 100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E |
Official languages | Thai |
Other languages | List
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Official scripts | Thai alphabet |
Ethnic groups | Thai (75%) • Northeastern Thai (Isan) (34.2%) |
Demonym(s) | Thai |
Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Maha Vajiralongkorn |
Paetongtarn Shinawatra[3] | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Formation | |
1238–1448 | |
1351–1767 | |
1768–1782 | |
6 April 1782 | |
24 June 1932 | |
24 August 2007 | |
Area | |
• Total | 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) (51st) |
• Water (%) | 0.4 (2,230 km2) |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 66,720,1532[4] (20th) |
• 2010 census | 65,479,453[5] |
• Density | 132.1/km2 (342.1/sq mi) (88th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $616.783 billion[6] (24th) |
• Per capita | $9,598[6] (84th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $332.47 billion[6] (30th) |
• Per capita | $5,174[6] (89th) |
Gini (2009) | 42.5[7] medium |
HDI (2011) | 0.682[8] medium · 103rd |
Currency | Baht (฿) (THB) |
Time zone | UTC+7 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +66 |
ISO 3166 code | TH |
Internet TLD | .th, .ไทย |
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Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd;[9] Thai: ประเทศไทย, RTGS: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, RTGS: Ratcha Anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰā ʔāːnāːtɕàk tʰāj] (listen)), is a country in Southeast Asia. Its neighbours are Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Its name was Siam until June 1939[10] and between 1945 and May 11 1949. The word Thai (ไทย) comes from the ethnic group in the center of Thailand.
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy. It has a King as a head of state, who is Vajiralongkorn at the moment.
Most people here (95 percent) follow the philosophy called Buddhism. Smaller number of people (4.4%), mostly to the south, follow Islam. Other religions in Thailand are Christianity, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Some Muslims in the south have begun fighting the government because they want to be more independent.
Population: the total fertility rate was 1.3 (in 2019).[11]
The prime minister is Paetongtarn Shinawatra (since August 2024).[3] New members of the Cabinet of Thailand got approval from the king (September 2024).[12]
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