Where is Thailand?
About Thailand
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
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Thailand is a large country in the south east of mainland Asia. It also includes several islands.
Thailand has a border on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
The land is a mixture of mountains and plains.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of Thailand, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 15 00N
Longitude - 100 00E
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Check the weather in Bangkok now.
This is the time in Bangkok now
The Thai flag is 6 equal horizontal stripes of
red, at the top, white, blue, blue again. white and red. Red represents the country and the blood of life, white is for religion and blue represents the monarchy.
The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with a king as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 must vote.
The currency in Thailand is the baht.
Thai is the official language.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with a king as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.
In elections everyone over the age of 18 must vote.
The currency in Thailand is the baht.
Thai is the official language.
Hear the National Anthem
These are the anthem words
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Thailand to provide us with a detailed history of
their own country. Check how here.
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The total land area of Thailand is 510,890 sq kms which is the 14th largest in Asia.
Thailand has lakes, rivers and canals which total 2,230 sq kms.
Thailand has boundaries with 4 countries
- Burma 2,416 kms
- Laos 1,845 kms
- Cambodia 817 kms
- Malaysia 595 kms
Thailand has a coastline of 3,219 kms which is the 10th longest in Asia.
The highest point in Thailand is Doi Inthanon at 2,565 metres.
The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.
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The total population of Thailand is 68.20 million people, making it the 12th largest country in Asia by population.
Of this number 34.72 million are females and 33.48 million are males.
A person from Thailand is called a Thai.
To be a citizen of Thailand, one of your parents must be a citizen of Thailand. It is not sufficient to be born in Thailand. You have to live in Thailand for
5 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.
The largest five cities in Thailand, by population are:-
- Bangkok 5,104,476 people
- Samut Prakan 388,920
- Nonthaburi 291,555
- Udon Thani 247,231
- Chon Buri 219,164
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
50.4% of the people live in cities or towns.
Each little Owlbut is 1 person and
the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as
more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.
50.4% of the people live in cities or towns.
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The birth rate in Thailand is 11.1 births per 1,000 of population
The death rate in Thailand is 7.9 deaths per 1,000 people.
Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then
the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.
There are 8.4 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 10.4 deaths of boys.
The median age for females is 38.7 and for males is 36.6. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number
of people above the median age as below it.
The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 23.3.
The elderly dependency ratio is 14.8. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).
The potential support ratio is 6.8. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
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Thailand spends 6.5% of its total income on health care.
There are 0.29 doctors per 1,000 people.
There are 2.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
10.0% of the population are estimated as obese.
97.6% of the urban population and 98.0% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or
protected rainwater collection facility.
89.9% of the urban population and 96.1% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a
permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.
Thailand releases 568.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 2nd highest in Europe.
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Thailand spends 4.1% of its total income on education.
Children usually start school at age 6 in Thailand. Primary education is for six years until age 12 and secondary education must continue till 15 but can go on to 18/19. This may be followed
by further education at a university or college.
Generally the school year consists of 2 terms and starts in the middle of May and finishes in the middle of March. There is usually a 3 week
break in October.
91.2% of females and 94.7% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.
3.7% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 4.7% are unemployed while with males 3.0% can't find work.
The total number of people available for work in Thailand is 38.37 million.
They work in the following sectors.
- Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
- Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
- Services is everything else
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There are 63 airports in Thailand, which is the 14th highest number in Asia.
There are 4,127 kilometres of railways in Thailand, the 15th longest in Asia.
There are 180,053 kilometres of roads in Thailand, which means Thailand is in 8th place for the most kilometres of roads in Asia.
There are 4 major national newspapers in Thailand.
There are 119.67 million mobile phone users.
7% of the people have a fixed landline.
32.40 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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