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The Kingdom of Thailand

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The Kingdom of Thailand

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  1. The Kingdom of Thailand

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  7. Geography Area: • 513,115 sq.km. (198,114 sq.mi.) • about the size of Texas. Cities: • Capital: Bangkok (9 million est.). • Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Nakon Ratchasima Terrain: • Densely populated central plain • Northeastern plateau • Mountain range in the west • Southern isthmus joins land mass with Malaysia.

  8. The Kingdom of Thailand • Situated on the Malay Peninsular and Gulf of Thailand • Divides into four regions: North, Northeast, Central and South • Sharing borders with: • Malaysia on the south • Burma on the west • Lao on northeast and east • Kampuchea on the east. • 3 seasons: • Rainy from July to October • Cool and dry from November to February • Summer from March to June

  9. The Kingdom of Thailand • Situated on the Malay Peninsular and Gulf of Thailand • Divides into four regions: North, Northeast, Central and South • Sharing borders with: • Malaysia on the south • Burma on the west • Lao on northeast and east • Kampuchea on the east. • 3 seasons: • Rainy from July to October • Cool and dry from November to February • Summer from March to June

  10. Geography Climate: Tropical monsoon. People: • Nationality: Thai(s) • Population (1999): 62.7 million. • Annual growth rate: 1.1%. • Ethnic groups: Thai 89%, other 11%. • Religions: Buddhist 95%, Muslim 4%, Christian, Hindu, other. • Languages: • Thai (official language); • English is the second language • Regional dialects.

  11. Geography Education: • Years compulsory - 9 • Literacy--93%. • Health (1996): • Infant mortality rate--6/1,000. • Life expectancy--67.3 yrs. male, 71 yrs. female.

  12. Geography Government : • Type: Constitutional monarchy • Constitution: • New constitution promulgated October 11, 1997.Independence: Never colonized; traditional founding date 1238. • Branches: • Executive--king (chief of state) • Prime minister (head of government) • Legislative--National Assembly (bicameral). • Judicial--three levels of courts; highest is Supreme Court (Sarndika). • Administrative subdivisions: • 76 provinces, including Bangkok municipality, subdivided into 794 districts.

  13. Geography Political parties: • Multi-party system Suffrage: • Universal at 18 Economic: • GDP (1998): $116 billion; (1999 projected): $119 billion • Annual growth rate (1998): -9.4%; (1999, projected): +2% • Per capita income (1998): $1834 • Natural resources: • Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite

  14. Geography Agriculture (11% of GDP): • Products--rice, tapioca, rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans Industries: • Tourism, textiles, garments, agricultural processing, cement, integrated circuits, jewelry

  15. Geography Trade (1998): • Exports--$53 billion: • textiles and footwear, fishery products, computers and parts, jewelry, rice, tapioca products, integrated circuits, rubber • Major markets--U.S., Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, EU • Imports--$41 billion: machinery and parts, petroleum, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles and parts, jewelry, fish preparations, electrical appliances, fertilizers and pesticides. Major suppliers--Japan, U.S., Singapore, Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, EU

  16. Geography People: • Homogeneous : • More than 85% speak Thai/common culture. • Core population: • Central Thai (36%), Thai-Lao (32%), • Northern Thai (8%), Southern Thai (8%) • The largest minorities: • Chinese (about 12% of the population) • Malay-speaking Muslims of the south (3%) • Other groups: the Khmer, the Mon, the Vietnamese. • Smaller, predominantly mountain-dwelling tribes ; Hmong, Karen, and Mein, number about 500,000.

  17. Geography People: • The population is mostly rural, concentrated in the rice-growing areas of the central, northeastern, and northern regions. • Thailand continues to industrialize, its urban population (18% of total population, principally in the Bangkok area), is growing. • Thailand's highly successful government-sponsored family planning program has resulted in a dramatic decline in population growth from 3.1% in 1960 to around 1.1% today

  18. Geography People: • Life expectancy has also risen/a positive reflection of public health education. Education: • Compulsory for a period of 9 years. • Education accounts for 16% GE • 93% of the adult population is literate. Religion: • Theravada Buddhism 90 % - official religion • The government permits religious diversity, and other major religions are represented

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