Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is a southeastern country extended almost two-thirds down the Malay Peninsula. The total area of the country is comprised of 514,000 sq km. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. The population of the country estimated by United Nations in 2005 was 65,002,000 which placed it on 19th position by population among the 193 countries in the world. The country gains an important position in the continent and is considered as a developed country.
Thailand is divided into 5 major physical regions; the central valley, the continental highlands of north and northwest, the southeast coast, the northeast and the peninsula.
The main religion of Thailand is Theravada Buddhism. According to the government statistics, Buddhism is the religion of about 94% people living here. While other religion believers like Muslims, Jews, Christians are minority over here. read More ......
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