At a Glance
- Land Area: 197,595 square miles
- Government Name: Constitutional Monarchy
- Capital City: Bangkok
- Population: 67,091,089
- Currency: Baht; 1 U.S. Dollar=32.25 Baht
- Meaning of Flag: Red- represents blood spilt to maintain independence. White- purity; the color of Buddhism. Blue- national color, also represents Thai monarchy, and used to honor WWI allies whose flags also have blue in them (Great Britain, France, United States, Russia).
- Thailand is has six touristic regions: North, Central, Isarn (also called Isaan), East, and the South, and four geographic regions: the North which is mountainous and forested, the Central plain which is fertile, the Northeast which is arid, and the South that is hilly. It also has seventy-seven provinces distributed between those regions. (TourismThailand.com, Lex Mundi)
Credits: InfoPlease and National Geographic Kids
Fun Fact: Thailand has over 1,430 islands!