Thailand Facts and Figures:

Geography

Thailand has a land mass of 513,115 sq km and it is bordered by Malaysia in the south Myanmar West & North Laos North & East and Cambodia in the South East.

Climate

Temperature varies from 38 deg C to 19 deg C. Average  temperature is around 29 deg C. Humidity ranges from 66% to around 83%

Seasons

              Hot        March to May

              Rainy    June to October

              Cool      November to February

Population

Total  64 million ( 9.3 million live in Bangkok and its vicinities ) 94% of the people are Thai speaking Buddhist. Four distinct dialects are spoken.Thai is the national language.

Religion

                           Buddhist 94.2%

                           Muslims   4.6%

                           Christian   0.8%

                           Others      0.4%

Government

A constitutional monarchy headed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with 76 provinces, each one being subdivided into amphoe (district) tambon (subdistrict) and  muban

(village)

National Flag

The red , white and blue stripes  symbolise the nation, Buddhism and monarchy respectively (see flag on banner)

Useful Information, Population of each Province

Principal Rivers

Chi                     765 km

Mun                    750 km

Nan                   740 km

Chao Phraya    370 km