Thailand
 | Thailand |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 65,068,149
| total population: 72.55 years
male: 70.24 years female: 74.98 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% | Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census) | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6% male: 94.9% female: 90.5% (2002) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| constitutional monarchy | Bangkok | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized) | Birthday of King PHUMIPHON, 5 December (1927) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| constitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October 1997; abrogated on 19 September 2006 after coup; interim constitution promulgated on 1 October 2006; coup leaders have promised new constitution by end of 2007 | based on civil law system, with influences of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $196.6 billion (2006 est.) | 4.8% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $9,100 (2006 est.) | 2.1% (2006 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| 10% (2004 est.) | 5.1% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $123.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $119.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $59.06 billion (2006 est.) | baht (THB) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 1.8% (2005 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma | 514,000 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid | tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 27.379 million (2005) | .th | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 938,784 (2006) | 8.42 million (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 108 (2006) | 4,071 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 57,403 km | gas 3,760 km; refined products 379 km (2006) | |
