Kingdom of Thailand
ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Ratcha-anachak Thai |
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Capital and largest city |
Bangkok 13°45′N 100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E |
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Official languages | Thai | ||||
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Ethnic groups (2009; 2011) |
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Demonym |
Thai Siamese (archaic) |
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Government |
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• Monarch
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Maha Vajiralongkorn | ||||
Prayut Chan-o-cha | |||||
Legislature | National Legislative Assembly | ||||
Formation | |||||
1238–1448 | |||||
1351–1767 | |||||
1768–1782 | |||||
6 April 1782 | |||||
24 June 1932 | |||||
22 May 2014 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) (51st) | ||||
• Water (%)
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0.4 (2,230 km2) | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 estimate
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67,959,000 (20th) | ||||
• 2010 census
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64,785,909 | ||||
• Density
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132.1/km2 (342.1/sq mi) (88th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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US$1.152 trillion | ||||
• Per capita
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US$16,706 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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US$409.724 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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US$5,938 | ||||
Gini (2010) | 39.4 medium |
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HDI (2014) |
0.726 high · 93rd |
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Currency | Baht (฿) (THB) | ||||
Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) | ||||
Drives on the | left | ||||
Calling code | +66 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | TH | ||||
Internet TLD |
Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E
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Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd;Thai: , rtgs: Prathet Thai, pronounced [pra.tʰêːt tʰaj]), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: , rtgs: Ratcha-anachak Thai [râːt.t͡ɕʰa.ʔaː.naː.t͡ɕàk tʰaj]), formerly known as Siam (Thai: , rtgs: Sayam [sa.jǎːm]), is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia. With a total area of approximately 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi), Thailand is the world's 51st-largest country. It is the 20th-most-populous country in the world, with around 66 million people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok.