Thailand

📖 In short

Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia with a humid tropical climate, rivers, forests, mountains and beautiful beaches. Its capital is Bangkok, a big busy city. Thailand used to be called “Siam”.

🤩 Did you know?

Thailand's capital is Bangkok.
The official language is Thai, and the currency is the baht.
Farmers use about 45% of Thailand's land.
There have been Muslims in southern Thailand for hundreds of years, and Pattani was a Muslim sultanate.

🗂️ Fact file

Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, mostly on the Asian mainland. The southern parts of Thailand stretch along the Malay Peninsula.

Capital: Bangkok
Official language: Thai
Official name: Thailand
Currency: Basic unit: the baht.
Area: 513,115 km²
Population: 2000 estimate: 61,909,000 people.

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🌟 Land of elephants

The elephant is Thailand's symbol, and people once used it to carry heavy logs in the forests. Today elephants live in special reserves.

🔍 Floating markets

Thailand has amazing markets on the water, where people sell fruit, vegetables and food from little boats moving along the canals.

💡 Rice and fruit

Thailand is one of the world's biggest rice exporters, and it's famous for tropical fruit like mangoes, pineapples and coconuts, and for its delicious spicy food.

🎯 Land of smiles

Thailand is called “the Land of Smiles” because its people are kind and smile a lot, and they greet each other by pressing their palms together in front of their chest.