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Southeast Asia > Thailand > Geography

THAI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Area > Land 511,770 sq km Time series [49th of 238]
Area > Total 514,000 sq km Time series [55th of 250]
Capital city with population Bangkok - 5,882,000
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
Forested Land 28.9% [86th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 15 00 N, 100 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km
Land use > Arable land 27.54% Time series [29th of 258]
Largest city Bangkok
Largest city population 6,547,000 [20th of 174]
Largest city with population Bangkok - 5,882,000
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
Population density 118.43 people per sqkm [86th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 125.73 people/m² Time series [72nd of 204]
Precipitation 1,498 mm [16th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 513,120 km² Time series [49th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Doi Inthanon

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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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