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THAILAND

THAILAND. Thai defined means free. ABOUT THAILAND. A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power.

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THAILAND

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  1. THAILAND Thai defined means free

  2. ABOUT THAILAND A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces. Thailand is currently recovering from the 2004 Tsunami which devastated much of the country Source = CIA-The World Fact Book

  3. HOTELS Thailand is considered one of the most amazing, intoxicating and addictive holiday and travel destination in the world.. Thailand Hotels & Resorts Guide & Directory

  4. Money Conversions Estimate:$U.S. = 9.4442 BAHT • xe.com • Click here to access the currency converter

  5. Recent History Thailand is currently in the recovery stages from the December 2004 Tsunami. They have installed three early warning towers that are linked by satellite to Thailand's National Disaster Early Warning Centre in Bangkok. They first set off a siren and then announce tsunami pre-warnings, emergency warnings or all-clear signals in Thai, English, Chinese, Swedish and German. The main tower can be heard 2km away. Thais test multilingual tsunami alert system

  6. Satellite Images of Tsunami Damage Source = http://www.leckerbisschen.de/Abbildungen/Fotos/Tsunami/tsunami-khaolak.jpg

  7. Agriculture Products &Industrial Interests Agriculture: rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans Industry: tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry, electric appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer, and third-largest tin producer CIA-World Fact book

  8. Shopping Although you can shop in air-conditioned comfort in its Western-style malls, the city is a long way from being tamed by commercial homogeneity Source = http://www.cctravel.dk/html/thailand/shopping/images/shopping.jpg

  9. Monuments

  10. Laagan… Laew phob gan mai “Goodbye, see you again!” Return to Home

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