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Thailand

TH / THA   14.0°, 101.0°

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. Its maritime boundaries include the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, and it shares maritime borders with Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Thailand has a population of nearly 66 million people and covers an area of approximately 513,115 km2. The capital and largest city is Bangkok.

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People are called
Thai
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+66
Capital
Bangkok
Population
66,188,503
Area
513,119 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Currency
baht
Languages
Thai 97.1%, Chinese, Malay
Sells
machine parts, integrated circuits, trucks, cars
Sells to
USA 18%, China 13%, Japan 7%
Land borders
4: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+66
Founded
1782
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Thai

These are English demonyms for people from Thailand. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Thailand yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Thaiofficial
97.1%
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Largest cities

Bangkok  capital 5,104,476
Samut Prakan 388,920
Mueang Nonthaburi 254,375
Chon Buri 219,164
Phra Pradaeng 196,129

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Constitutional monarchy.

Climate and geography

tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej King, 1946-2016 Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016.
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn King who kept Siam independent Chulalongkorn, posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V.
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra Prime minister ousted in 2006 Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai former politician, businessman, and police officer who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: founded, languages, leaders.