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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming |
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Area > Land
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511,770 sq km |
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[49th of 238]
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Area > Total
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514,000 sq km |
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[55th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Bangkok - 5,882,000 |
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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 |
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Forested Land
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28.9% |
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[86th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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15 00 N, 100 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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27.54% |
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[29th of 258]
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Largest city
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Bangkok |
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Largest city population
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6,547,000 |
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[20th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Bangkok - 5,882,000 |
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Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
Map references
Southeast Asia |
Natural resources
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
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Population density
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118.43 people per sqkm |
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[86th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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125.73 people/m²
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[72nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,498 mm |
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[16th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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513,120 km²
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[49th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Doi Inthanon |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand
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