Thailand Map

Back to overview map

Map of Thailand

THAILAND FACTS

Country (long form)
Kingdom of Thailand
Capital
Bangkok
Total Area
198,456.51 sq mi
514,000.00 sq km
(slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming)
Population
61,230,874 (July 2000 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS
Estimated Population in 2050
70,295,643
Languages
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Literacy
93.8% total, 96.0% male, 91.6% female (1995 est.)
Religions
Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
Life Expectancy
65.29 male, 71.97 female (2000 est.)
Government Type
constitutional monarchy
Currency
1 baht (B) = 100 satang
GDP (per capita)
$6,400 (1999 est.)
Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 54%, industry 15%, services 31% (1996 est.)
Industry
tourism; textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing, such as jewelry; electric appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer
Agriculture
rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans
Arable Land
34%
Exports
computers and parts, textiles, rice
Imports
capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels
Natural Resources
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
Current Environmental Issues
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
Telephones (main lines in use)
5.4 million (1998)
Telephones (mobile cellular)
2.3 million (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
13 (1999)
(U.S. Government sources)