Learn everything you need to know about Thailand in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
68,200,824
Demonym:
Thai
Religions:
Buddhist (84.6%)
Muslim (8.6%)
Indigenous (3.1%)
Atheist (2.1%)
Christian (1.3%)
Largest City:
Bangkok (5,782,159)
Other Cities:
Nonthaburi (270,609)
Nakhon Ratchasima (174,332)
Chiang Mai (174,235)
Hat Yai (157,467)
Udon Thani (155,339)
Region:
Southeastern Asia
Bodies of Water:
South China Sea (South)
Total Area:
513,120 km2 (99.96% land, 0.04% water)
Total Land:
4,863 km
Total Coastline:
3,219 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Central plain
Plateau in the east
Highest Point
Doi Inthanon (2,576 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Land subsidence
Droughts
Type:
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha
Admin. Divisions
76 Provinces
1 Municipality
Independence:
1238 (Founded)
Nat'l Symbol:
Garuda
Nat'l Anthem:
Phleng Chat Thai
GDP Per Capita
$16,100 (USD)
Currency
฿ (Baht)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ฿ (Baht)32.57
Internet Code
.th
Telephone Code
+66
Episode 7 - Thailand
Posted on Thursday June 23, 2016
Nicknames are common in Thailand, and they are usually given as a child by elders and are generally one-syllable.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TH (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.dla.go.th/templateOrganize/temp1/e_book_detail.jsp?id=4576 (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 23 December 2016