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Capital	Bangkok
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
Currency	Thai baht (THB)
Area	total: 514,000 km² water: 2,230 km² land: 511,770 km²
Population	63,038,247 (December 2007 est.)
Language	Thai (official), ethnic and regional dialects
Religion	Buddhist 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christian 0.5%, Hindu 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
Electricity	220V/50Hz (American and/or European plug)
Calling Code	+66
Internet TLD	.th
Time Zone	UTC +7

Thailand (ประเทศไทย) www.tourismthailand.org, officially the Kingdom of Thailand (ราชอาณาจักรไทย) is a country in Southeast Asia with coasts on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. It borders Myanmar (Burma) to the north-west, Laos to the north-east, Cambodia to the south-east and Malaysia to the south.

With great food, a tropical climate, fascinating culture and great beaches, Thailand is a magnet for travellers the world over.

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Thailand: Introduction is based on work by Jani Patokallio, Dmitriy Baranov, Eco84, Globe-trotter, Burmesedays, Bruceveld, iGuide, and others. Thailand Travel Guide & Thailand Interactive Map is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0. See background image credits.