- Capital: Bangkok
- Major Geographical Features
- Andaman Sea
- Strait of Malacca
- South China Sea
- Gulf of Thailand
- Chao River
- Mekong River
- Indochina Peninsula
- Khoret Plateau
- Chao Phraya Lowlands
- Isthmus of Kra
- Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand
- Formerly: Siam
- Religion: Buddhist (94.6%)
- Languages:
- Thai
- English
- 1767-1782: Capital at Thonburi
- 1932: Bloodless revolution results in constitutional monarchy
- 1939: Changed name to Thailand
- 1940's: Japanese ally in World War Two due to Asia for the Asians
- 2006: Military coup declares martial law and writes a new constitution
- 2014: Another military coup declares martial law
- Independence: 1238, Siam united
- Government: Constitutional monarchy
- Currency: bant (THB)
- Thailand is slightly larger than 2 Wyomings
- Literacy: 92%
- Climate: Tropical
- Only Southeast Asian nation to not be colonized
- Largest rice exporter
- World's smallest mammal (the bumblebee bat) lives in Thailand
- 8th largest US importer
Friday, October 18, 2013
Thailand
Labels:
Nations
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
This week 50.3% of Swiss voters supported a referendum to reintroduce strict immigration requirements from European Union nations. The ...
-
Capitals: Pretoria (administrative) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) Major Cities Johannesburg Durban Major Geo...
-
In 2011, Samoa moved the International Date Line so that it could be on the same side of the line as Australia and New Zealand. Prior to 201...
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christian! Glad you like! I will add those to the profile. We have profiles for a lot more nations and states you can check out. We appreciate your help in making Average Geo's better. Thanks again!
ReplyDelete