Thailand
Geography
| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma. |
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| Area | total: 514,000 sq km land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km |
| Natural Resources | tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai |
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| Religions | Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census) |
| Languages | Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
| Country name | conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand conventional short form: Thailand former: Siam |
| Government type | constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | name: Bangkok geographic coordinates: 13 45 N, 100 31 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions | 76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon |
| Independence | 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) |
| Legal system | based on civil law system, with influences of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $674.3 billion (2013 est.) |
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| GDP (official exchange rate) | $400.9 billion (2013 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | 3.1% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | $9,900 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 12.1% industry: 43.6% services: 44.2% (2013 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 38.2% industry: 13.6% services: 48.2% (2011 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | 7.8% (2010 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.2% (2013 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans |
| Industries | tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer |
| Industrial production growth rate | 4% (2013 est.) |
| Exports - commodities | electronics, computer parts, automobiles and parts, electrical appliances, machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber |
| Currency (code) | baht (THB) |
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Population and Health
| Population | 67,741,401 (July 2014 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.6% (male 6,117,993/female 5,827,981) 15-24 years: 15% (male 5,194,332/female 4,999,669) 25-54 years: 46.9% (male 15,685,882/female 16,097,245) 55-64 years: 9.5% (male 3,468,620/female 3,893,925) 65 years and over: 9.8% (male 2,830,418/female 3,625,336) (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.35% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.26 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 9.86 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.18 years male: 71 years female: 77.54 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.5 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) | 80% (2007-2012) |
| Unmet need of contraceptive | 3.1% (2006) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 443,100 (2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 20,800 (2012) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.5% male: 95.6% female: 91.5% (2005 est.) |