Kingdom of Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Introduction
of Thailand:
Thailand is a country located in
southeast Asia and has the land mass of 513.120 square kilometers with almost
70 million people. Thailand borders 4 countries which is Cambodia, Myanmar,
Malaysia, and Laos and has sea borders with South China sea which is in the
Pacific Ocean. Thailand has 32 cities and Bangkok being the capital city, it
also has 1,430 islands and the biggest is the Phuket Island which is 514 km2.
Thailand has a tropical Climate which means that is only has 2 seasons in the
form of Rainy and Dry season. The Currency of Thailand is Baht and has coins
Worthing 1 baht to 1000-baht banknotes. Thailand have never been colonized by
any European and they were able to do that by showing them that they are a
strong country.
Politics of
Thailand:
Thailand government is a Semi-democratic
constitutional monarch which means that Thailand has a Prime minister (Prayut
Chan-O-Chan) but also a King which is currently Vajiralongkorn. Thailand is an
ASEAN member which joined in 8 of august 1967 and its purpose is to advocate
free and fair trade. Thailand Time zone is UTC +7 (ICT) which is the same time
zone with Sumatra and Jakarta. Thailand has 2 anthems in the form of “Thai
National Anthem” and “Royal Anthem”. The emblem of Thailand is Phra Khrut Pha
which is a mythical creature and used to symbolize royalty. Thailand after
World War 2 became allies with the United States in the cold war. Thailand
experiences some coups by their own military, but it has recently stabilized.
People of
Thailand:
Thailand Official language is Thai
but also has other languages like Isan or Lanna. Thailand Ethic groups consist
of 37% Central Thai, 25% Thai Lao, 10% Thai Chinese, 8% Lanna and Dambro, and
more smaller ethnics. As for Thailand Religion it is 93.5% Buddhism, 5.4%
Islam, 1.13% Christian, and 0.023% being other religion and atheist. Thailand
has many unique tribes, and the largest tribe is the Karen hill tribe with a
population of around 1 million people and it believed that they originated from
Tibet.
Economy of
Thailand:
Thailand has a GDP of 1.480 trillion
dollars and has a per capita of 21,114 dollars. The Value of Baht is 34 baht
per Dollar or 1 baht per 445 rupiah. Thailand Economy heavily relies on export
and import which mean that Thailand exports over 105 billion USD in the form of
Cars, Computers, Devices, Rice, Fish, Rubber, Jewellery, and more. Thailand is
well known with its Tourism because of its Tropical Climate with beautiful
islands and beaches while having historical temples and statues means it bring
up to 61.5 billion US dollars in 2019 which makes up to 6% of the country
economy but because of covid the tourism has slow down.
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