Thailand
ThailandTHAILAND
Most of my essay information are facts from the Thailand census and a common atlas.
The land area of Thailand is 513,115 sq. km. The heighest point is Doi Inthanon, which is 2,595 m, and the lowest point is Sea level. The climate average in Bangkok (Capital City) in January is 26 degrees c. and 28 degrees c. in July. The precipitation average annual in Bangkok is 1,400 mm.
The population of Thailand is 61,163,833 million and the population density per sq. km is 119 persons.
The largest cities of Thailand are Bangkok (5,882,000), Nakhon (445,000), Ratchasima (no specific population estimate), Chon Buri (410,000), Nanthaburi (394,000), and Chiang Mai (354,000).
The ethnic groups of Thailand are 75 % Thai, 14 % Chinese and 11 % other.
The main language of Thailand is Thai but there are also other languages such as Lao, Chinese, Malay, Mon- Khmer and English.
The Thai population is strongly religious in Theravada Buddhism. 95% of religious believers are Theravada Buddhism, 4 % are Islam and 1 % are other including Christianity.
The Thai gross domestic production is $111.3 billion and then Chief Economic Productions is
- Agriculture; rice, cassava, rubber, sugarcane, maize, pineapples, coconuts, kenaf and live stock.
- Fishing; prawns, mackerel, anchovies, other fish and shellfish.
- Mining; natural gases, lignite, gemstones, zinc, lead, tin, gypsum, iron ore, and manganese.
- Manufacturing; textiles and garments, electronics, cement, refined sugar, refined petroleum, motor vehicles and cigarettes.
The employment division is 50 % agriculture, 30 % services, and 20 % industry.
Thailand�s major imports are petroleum and petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, iron and steel.
Thailand�s major trading partners are the USA, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Germany.
Thailand�s currency is called the baht and it is worth around about 41.40 to every U.S. $1.
The Thai government is a form of constitutional monarchy and the head of state is the King of Thailand.
The head of the government is the Prime Minister who is selected by the House of Representatives.
There are 270 senates and the voting qualifications needed are Universal suffrage for all citizens� aged 18 and over.
The armed service of Thailand is the Army, Navy and Air Force. The three forcer�s combined population is 306,000 men aged 21+.
There are many different important dates on the development of Thailand from the 300s AD to 1997 Ad.
- People first cultivated rice in what is now known as Thailand.
- 1238 the first Thai state was established.
- 1350 the kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded and became a dominant power South Asia.
- 1500 Europeans began trading in Thailand.
- 1767 Burmese troops demolished Ayutthaya, in result a new capital was established at Thon Buri.
- The name of the state Ayutthaya was changed to Siam and the capital once again changed position to Bangkok.
- 1851 � 1868 King Mongkut re-established relations with Western countries and supported the development of the Siamae economy.
- 1914 � 1918 Siam supported England and France in World War One.
- 1939 Siam changed its name back to Thailand.
- 1941 Japan invaded Thailand and in result Thailand became an ally with Japan even though many forces were still fighting the Japanese.
- 1957 Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat seized control of the government and encouraged economic establishment with the USA.
- 1965 Thailand supported the USA in the war against Vietnam by moving forces and by allowing the USA to use its air bases to bomb South East Asia.
- 1967 Thailand was a founding member of the ASEAN.
- 1973 university students led many protest over the restoration of the civilian rule.
- 1975 Thailand was flooded with refugees from neighbouring countries after the Vietnam War.
- 1991 Thailand�s military seized power once again.
- 1992 in result mass demonstrations were taken against military rule and Thailand managed to return the civilian rule.
- 1997 the Thai government adopted a new constitution, with new provisions aimed at reducing political corruption and to increase civilian liberties.