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Thailand - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Bangkok   8,851,000  
Nakhon Ratchasima   2,464,000  
Khon-Khaen   1,678,000  
Chiang Mai   1,547,000  
Nakhon Si Thammarat   1,480,000  
Buriram   1,445,000  



Total population (millions): 62.4
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 32%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 0.6%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 513 120


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Thai (80 %),
Chinese (10 %),
Malay (4 %),
Indian, Pakistani and other minorities.




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Bangkok


GMT+7


Languages


Official language: Thai
If you can speak a few words in Thai, you will impress very much the person you are speaking to... Note that the royal family assumes the use of a range of words that are exclusively reserved to it. The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants

Free translation tools in Thailand :


Religion


Religious practises : 95% of the population is buddhist (Theravaca) and 4% is Muslim


Political system


Thailand is a constitutional monarchy. The Parliament is composed of 2 chambers: the Senate (270 members) and the House of Representatives (391 members). The main parties are: the New Aspiration Party (NAP), the Social Action and the Chat Pattana. The NAP is a conservative party with a strong election basis in rural zones. The King is an extremely influential person on the Thai political scene; the political and military leaders are under his influence, which on several occasions prevented the country from being overthrown.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Thailand 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 10873   10004   11651   18
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


-In Bangkok: Wat Po (the oldest temple of Bangkok and the biggest convent of Thailand) and the Great Palace
-In Phuket: the Chinese and Buddhist temples.
-In the Northeast: the Khmer temples and the Thai silk manufacture.
-Islands and beaches located in the Bay of Thailand

For more information about tourism in Thailand , check out the following web site(s) :
Tourism Authority of Thailand


Food


Traditional dishes


Soups with roasted garlic: poultry soup, flavoured with garlic, ginger and soya sauce.
Chicken spiced up with Thai basil
Khao phad sapparod: rice with pineapple
Fried rice with chicken and basil.

Food-related taboos


Culinary taboos vary with the religion.

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