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Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand
Thailand is a country in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital city is Bangkok. About 69.4 million people live there, in an area of 513 120 square kilometres.
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Where is Thailand?
Thailand lies in South-Eastern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 670 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 3 219 km long.
It shares a border with 4 countries: Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia.
How big is Thailand?
Thailand covers 513 120 square kilometres.
That is about 12 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 50th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 135.3 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Thailand?
About 69.4 million people live in Thailand.
That is the 20th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Thai.
They pay with the Thai baht (฿).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 69 years.
The land of Thailand
The land in Thailand sits on average 287 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 3 219 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 161 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Thailand different?
A dish the country is known for: Pad Thai and Tom Yum Goong.
Websites from here often end in .th.
Thailand and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 9 live in Thailand.
It takes up about 0.38 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 13th largest of 46 countries, and the 11th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Thailand and its neighbours
Myanmar, its largest neighbour, is about 1.3 times bigger.
More people live in Thailand than in Myanmar — 69.4 million against 53.7 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 4 live wild in Thailand: Tiger, Clownfish, King cobra and Reticulated python. The longest river is the Mekong, running 4 350 km from source to mouth.
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Questions children ask
What is the capital of Thailand?
The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Thailand?
About 69.4 million people live in Thailand, which makes it the 20th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Thailand?
Thailand borders Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia — 4 neighbours in total.
How big is Thailand?
Thailand covers 513 120 square kilometres, making it the 50th largest country in the world. That is about 12 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Thailand in?
Thailand is in Asia, in the part called South-Eastern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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