THAILAND 2014

Country

Thailand, the alone Southeast Asian nation never to accept been colonized by European powers, is a built-in absolution whose accepted arch of accompaniment is HM Bhumibol Adulyadej. A unified Thai commonwealth has existed back the mid-14th century, and Thailand was accepted as Siam until 1939 back it clearly became the Commonwealth of Thailand

Geography

Thailand is the 50th better country in the world; best about according in admeasurement to Spain. Amid aloof 15 degrees arctic of the equator, Thailand has a close altitude and temperatures about ambit from 19 to 38 degrees C (66-100 F). Thailand’s better peak, Doi Inthanon, is 2,565 meters (8,415 ft) tall. Thailand covers 510,890 sq km of acreage and 2,230 sq km of water. The coffer of Thailand is 3,219 km long. Thailand’s longest aggregate bound is with Myanmar (Burma), accession 1,800 km

Weather

The acclimate in Thailand is about hot and humid: archetypal of its breadth aural the tropics. About speaking, Thailand can be disconnected into three seasons: “hot” season, backing season, and “cool” season, admitting Thailand’s cartography allows visitors to acquisition acceptable acclimate about in the country throughout the year

Population

The citizenry of Thailand comprises of almost 65 actor citizens, the majority of whom are ethnically Thai, admitting peoples of Chinese, Indian, Malay, Mon, Khmer, Burmese, and Lao agent are additionally represented to capricious degrees. About 7 actor citizens alive in the basic city, Bangkok, admitting this cardinal varies seasonally and is contrarily difficult to accurately count

Area

Thailand has a asperous bounded breadth of 514, 000 sq km (200,000 sq miles). This makes Thailand almost agnate in admeasurement to France or Texas

CapitalBangkok

People : The all-inclusive majority (roughly 80%) of Thailand’s about 65 actor citizens are ethnically Thai. The butt consists primarily of peoples of Chinese, Indian, Malay, Mon, Khmer, Burmese, and Lao decent. Of the 7 actor citizens who alive in the basic city, Bangkok, there is a greater assortment of ethnicities, including a ample cardinal of departer association from beyond the globe. Added geographic distinctions of the citizenry accommodate a Muslim majority in the south abreast the Malaysian border, and acropolis association indigenous groups, such as the Hmong and Karen, who alive in the arctic mountains

Language

More than 92% of the citizenry speaks Thai or one of it’s bounded dialects. While the Thai accent is the official accent of Thailand, as a aftereffect of its catholic basic burghal and accustomed tourism infrastructure, English is announced and accepted throughout abundant of Thailand

Religion

94.6% of Thais are Buddhist, 4.6% of Thais are Muslim 0.7% of Thais are Christian

Government

Thailand is a built-in monarchy, not antithetical to England’s, whereby an adopted Prime Minister is accustomed to be the arch of government and a ancestral Thai King is arch of state. The architecture of Thailand allows for the bodies of Thailand to democratically accept their leaders in the anatomy of a parliament, with a bicameral assembly consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives, and controlling ascendancy in the easily of the Prime Minister. A Judiciary, overseen by the Supreme Court, was advised to act apart of the controlling and the legislature

Temperature

Located aloof 15 degrees arctic of the equator, Thailand has a close altitude and temperatures about ambit from 19 to 38 degrees C (66-100 F)

Holidays

1 Jan: New Year’s Day Feb-Mar: Makha Bucha Day: Buddhist anniversary on abounding moon of fourth lunar month. 6 Apr: Chakri Memorial Day: Honoring the absolutism of the ascendant aristocratic family. 13-15 April: Songran, Thai fresh years celebration. May: Aristocratic Ploughing Ceremony: To annual agriculture season; date bent by aristocratic astrologer May: Visakha Bucha: Buddhist anniversary on abounding moon of the 6th lunar month. 1 May: Labor Day 5 May: Accession Day: Commemorating the accession of present King of Thailand. July: Asanha Bucha Day: Buddhist Anniversary on abounding moon of 8th lunar ages Vassa: alpha of Buddhist lent on aboriginal crumbling moon of 8th lunar ages 12 Aug: Queen’s Birthday-Mothers Day 23 Oct: Chulalongkorn Day: Honoring a above King of Thailand. 5 Dec: King’s Birthday-Father’s Day 10 Dec: Architecture Day: adulatory the kingdom’s aboriginal constitution. 31 Dec: Fresh Year’s Eve Added important

holidays: Jan: Chinese Fresh Year Nov: Loy Kratong

Economics

The abridgement of Thailand is codicillary on exports, which annual for 60% of Thailand’s about US$ 200 billion GDP. The abridgement of Thailand is the 2nd better in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s exports abide primarily of agronomical articles including angle and rice, of which it is the better exporter in the world, as able-bodied as textiles, rubber, automobiles, computers and added cyberbanking appliances, and jewelry. While one of the arch day-tripper destinations in the world, Thailand relies on tourism to accommodate alone 7 % of its GDP

Distance

From: Sydney, Australia 4679.57 m. / 7530.84 km Tokyo, Japan 2860.65 m. / 4603.65 km Beijing, China 2294.22 m. / 3692.08 km Hong Kong 1071.22 m. / 1723.91 km Fresh Delhi, India 1811.73 2915.63 km Dubai, UAE 3034.04 m. / 4882.68 km Rome, Italy 4882.68 m. / 8825.12 km Madrid, Spain 6322.51 m. / 10174.82 km Paris, France 5865.21 m. / 9438.89 km Berlin, Germany 5343.29 m. / 8598.95 km Stockholm, Sweden 5135 m. / 8263.76 km London, UK 5919.32 m. / 9525.96 km Moscow, Russia 4387.52 m. / 7060.83 km Fresh York, USA 8651.33 m. / 13922.59 km Los Angeles, USA 8260.17 m. / 13293.1 km Vancouver, Canada 7331.48 m. / 11798.55 km

Currency

The bill of Thailand is the Thai Baht. Baht appear in both bread and banknote form. The admeasurement of Thai currency, both bill and bills increases with amount and varies in color….

Banking

Thai coffer hours are about Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, admitting assertive banks accept beneath Saturday hours and bill barter booths are accessible appreciably best hours in Bangkok and added day-tripper destinations

Post Office

The Thailand postal account is able and reliable with branches in best above towns throughout the Kingdom. Thailand column offices are accessible M-F 8am-4:30pm and Sa-Su 9am-1pm. However, The Central GPO in Bangkok, amid on Fresh Road, is accessible until 6pm M-F and Sa-Su 9am-1pm. All Thai column offices are bankrupt on accessible holidays, admitting best above hotels can align to mail belletrist and accoutrements on your behalf. In accession to calm and all-embracing mail services, both acreage and air, accepted and registered, the Thailand postal account additionally accommodate buzzer service

Time

Thailand Accepted time is GMT +7. Thailand does not beam aurora savings.

Weights & Measures

Thailand uses the metric arrangement for all weights and measurements, with the barring for area, which Thais bisect into wa and rai

Electricity

Electrical outlets in Thailand are answerable to 220v at 50 cycles per second, which is accordant with accessories from the U.K. but not those from the US and abounding added nations. While best computer cables accept adaptors for voltage, visitors from the U.S. and those not on the 220/50 v. will accept to accompany adapters to run best added appliances. Outlets in Thailand about affection flat, two angled plugs, admitting some affection holes for annular bung ends. Few outlets affection three holes (grounded outlets) so it is generally all-important to accept a three to two bender adapter for application anthology computers in Thailand

Accommodation

Thailand hotels are some of the finest in the world, whether they are bristles brilliant affluence spa retreats or bizarre family-run beachfront bungalows. There is a auberge in Thailand for every blazon of adventurer on every budget. That said, the best prices are during Thailand’s off-peak division (May – Aug), while the best big-ticket prices are about during the air-conditioned division (Dec – Feb). Whether your adaptation best is a homestay with bounded villagers, a guesthouse in a backpacker district, a bank bungalow, or a bristles brilliant auberge in Thailand, unless you accept appointed ahead, achieve for annihilation beneath than the warmest “land of smiles” hospitality