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| AREA |
513,115
sq km (198,115 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
60,816,227 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
118.5 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Bangkok |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
7,753,000, including
Thon Buri (1995). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Thailand is bounded
to the west by Myanmar and the Indian Ocean,
to the south and east by Malaysia and the
Gulf of Thailand, to the east by Cambodia,
and to the north and east by Laos. Central
Thailand is dominated by the Chao Phraya
River. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Constitutional monarchy
since 1973. Head of State: HM King Bumipol
Adulyadej (Rama IX) since 1946. Head of
Government: Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai
since 1997. |
| LANGUAGE |
Thai is the official
language. English is widely spoken, especially
in establishments catering for tourists. |
| RELIGION |
The vast majority adhere
to Buddhism (Theravada), with Muslim and
Christian minorities. |
| STANDARD
TIME |
GMT + 7. |
| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts AC, 50Hz.
American- and European-style 2-pin plugs
are in use. |
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