| Country name |
Kingdom of Thailand |
| Population |
About 65,444,371 (1/2 of Japan) |
| Area |
513,115 sq km (1.4 times of Japan) |
| Capital |
Bangkok.
Official name is "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop
Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan
Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit".
Thai people usually call "Krung Thep". |
| Government type |
Constitutional monarchy |
| Chief of state |
King Phumiphon Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946) |
| Ethnic groups |
Thai 85%, Chinese 10%, Others 5%(Malay, Indian, Cambodian, etc). Most of
people are mixed-race. |
| Language |
Thai |
| Religions |
Buddhism 93.30%, Islam 4.80%, Christianity 1.65%, Others 0.25% |
| National flag |
 Red represents nation, White evokes religion, Blue symbolizes the monarchy.
This tri - colored flag, called in Thai the "trirong", first
introduced by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1917, succeeded an earlier design
that placed a white elephant on a red background. |
| National bird |
Siamese Fireback |
| National flower |
Golden Shower |
| GDP |
US$143.1 billions (2003-The World Bank) |
| GDP-per capita |
US$2,236 (2003-The World Bank) |
| Currency |
Baht(THB), Satang(100 satang=1 baht) <Exchange rate> |
| Military |
(1)Military expenditures: 76.8 billions baht ($1.9 billion) (2002)
(2)Military manpower-obligation: Conscript service obligation for 2 years
(3)Military manpower-availability: 306,000(Royal Thai Army 190,000, Royal
Thai Navy 68,000, Royal Thai Air Force 48,000), Reservist 200,000 |
| Life expectancy at birth |
71.57 years (male: 69.39 years, female: 73.88 years) (2005-UN) |
| Literacy |
93% |
| Poverty rate |
9.8%(2002) |
| Unemployment rate |
2% (2003) |
| Time difference |
GMT+7 hours |
| HIV/AIDS-prevalence rate |
1.5% (15~49 years old) (2003-UNAIDS/WHO) |
| HIV/AIDS-people living with HIV/AIDS |
670,000 (55 times of Japan) (2003-UNAIDS/WHO) |
| HIV/AIDS-deaths |
55,000 (110 times of Japan) (2003-UNAIDS/WHO) |
| Crime rate |
0.25% (2001) (Crime rate=The number of crime / Population) |
| Arrest rate |
45.23% (2001) |
| The number of murder |
8.07 cases / 100,000 people (8 times of Japan) (2001) |
| Arrest rate of murder |
36.24% (2001) |
| The most crime |
Drug (438.13 cases / 100,000 people) (2001) |
| Value Added Tax |
7% |
| Voltage |
220V 50Hz |
| Plug |
Type A and Type C |
| Modular jack |
RJ-11 |
| Country code |
66 |
| Internet country code |
.th |
Bibliography
:UNAIDS 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic
:CIA The World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
:South African Police Service(SAPS) http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/crimestats/2004/crime_stats.htm
:Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/area/s_africa/data/html
:The World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ |
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