Fact file

Thailand:

Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Bangkok

Geography:

Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Myanmar
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
Terrain: central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere
Lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0m
Highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576m

People:

Population: 65,068,149
Nationality: noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai
Ethnic groups: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Languages: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects