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Thai flag |
| Country |
Thailand |
| Capital |
Bangkok |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
| Size |
514,000 sq km |
| Terrain |
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere |
| 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 |
| Languages |
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
| Nationality |
noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai |
| Religion |
Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991) |
| Currency |
baht (THB) |
| Exports |
computers, transistors, seafood, clothing, rice (2000) |
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