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Kingdom of Thailand | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Bangkok (Thai: Krung Thep)1 13°45′N 100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E / 13.750; 100.483 |
Official languages | Thai |
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Thai alphabet | |
Ethnic groups | Thai (75%) • Northeastern Thai (Isan) (34.2%) |
Demonym(s) | Thai |
Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Maha Vajiralongkorn |
Srettha Thavisin | |
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 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (51st) |
• Water (%) | 0.4 (2,230 km2) |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 66,720,1532 (20th) |
• 2010 census | 65,479,453 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (88th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $616.783 billion (24th) |
• Per capita | $9,598 (84th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $332.47 billion (30th) |
• Per capita | $5,174 (89th) |
Gini (2009) | 42.5 medium |
HDI (2011) | 0.682 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 (/ˈaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈaɪlənd/ TY-lənd;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 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.