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Name: Amy
Date: 2013/10/15
Country Fact Folder
Official name: Kingdom of Thailand
Common name(s): Thailand
Flag:
Geography
Map:
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Location:
a) Which continent is your country in?
Thailand is in Asia
b) List all the countries that border your country:
Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia border Thailand
c) Is any part of your country along the coast? If so, list all oceans/seas it touches:
Strait of Malacca， Gulf of Thailand are along the coast.
Area:
a) Total: 513,120 sq km
b) Land: 510,890 sq km
c) Water: 2,230 sq km
Natural resources, including well-known rivers, mountains, deserts, etc:
(i.e. Gobi Desert, Nile River)
Thailand has tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish,
gypsum, lignite, fluorite, and arable land.
People
Population:
a) Total: 67,448,120
b) Male: 33,383,413
c) Female: 34,064,707
Population growth rate (how quickly the population grows): 0.63%
Birth rate (the number of babies born for each 1,000 people): 12.66%
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Life expectancy (for how many years is the average person able to live): 74.05%
What are the biggest ethnic groups?
(i.e. Turks, Han Chinese)
Thai is the biggest ethnic groups
What are the most common religions?
(i.e. Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism)
Buddhism is the most common religion in Thailand.
Most common language(s) spoken:
(i.e. Bahasa Malay, Norwegian)
Thai, English are the most languages spoken.
How to say “hello” in most common language(s):
สวัสดีครับ
Literacy (the % of people who can read and write):
a) Total: 93.5%
b) Male: 95.6%
c) Female: 91.5%
How many years of school are children required to attend (i.e. 9, 12).
They required to attend 12 years.
Government
Independence (what year was the country established as a modern nation-state?):
In 1238
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Government type:
Constitutional monarchy is Thailand’s government type.
(i.e. representative democracy, constitutional monarchy)
Capital: Bangkok
Major cities: Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui
Key political leaders: King is PHUMIPHON Adunyadet. Prime Minister is YINGLAK
Chinnawat. Deputy Prime Minister are KITTIRAT Na Ranong, PHONGTHEP Therkanchana,
PLODPRASOP Suraswadi, PRACHA Promnok ,SURAPHONG Towijakchaikun, YUKHON
Limiaemthong.
(i.e. President: Barack Obama)
Participation in regional organizations, conventions, treaties, and agreements:
(i.e. NATO, ASEAN, NAFTA)
ICC
Participation in international organizations, conventions, treaties, and agreements:
(i.e. Kyoko Protocol, United Nations, Genocide Convention)
Thailand attends ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, BIS, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO,
G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, and ITUC (NGOs). Thailand also attends MIGA,
NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, PIF
(partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNWTO,
UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, and WTO.
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Describe the country’s position and influence in its region:
(i.e. for China, you can say that it is an economic and political leader in Asia)
Thailand is a developing country in Asia.
Describe the country’s position and influence internationally:
(i.e. you can say that India is one of the rising economies in the world but is not at a point
where it can be called a world leader in terms of economic, military, or political influence )
Thailand is a developing country in world.
Economy
GDP:
GDP per capita:
$662.6 billion
as of year
$10,300
as of year
Agricultural products:
Thailand’s agricultural products are fish and fishery products, tapioca, rubber, grain, and
sugar.
Industries:
The industries includes tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages,
tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and
parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's
second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer.
What does the country import and export?
Thailand imports capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, and
fuels
Thailand exports electronics, computer parts, automobiles and parts, electrical appliances,
machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, and rubber
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Which countries are your country’s biggest trade (import and export) partners?
Thailand imports most from Japan and exports from China
Currency: Baht
(i.e. USD, RMB)
Exchange rate (what is USD 1 equal to in your local money/currency?):
(i.e. RMB 6.1 = USD 1)
1 USD=31.0600 Baht
Military
Military branches (the different parts of the military):
(i.e. Turkish Armed Forces, Turkish Land Forces)
Thailand has Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy, and Royal Thai Air Force.
Manpower available for military service:
a) Total: 35444716
b) Males: 17,689,921
c) Females: 17,754,795
Military expenditures (% of GDP): 1.8%
International Issues
Military, political, and border issues:
(i.e. my country is fighting with Y country over who the Z river belongs to OR my country is
trying to join the European Union)
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a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
In 2004, China was prompted to halt the construction of 13 dams on the Salween River,
which flows through China, Burma and Thailand.
There are 140,000 refugees, who most are Karen fleeing civil strife, political upheaval and
economic stagnation, live in remote camps near the border in Thailand.
The Malaysia with separatist violence prompts the border closures and stem insurgent
activities in Malay-Muslim southern provinces.
Southeast Asian states went over the border to check the spread of avian flu.
There are several disputes over the islands in the Mekong River.
Thailand has a deal with Karen and other refugees and illegal people who cross the border.
Thailand and Cambodia has a disputation about the location of the boundary on the cliff in
2011
Economic issues:
(A country wants to sell oil to B country with no tax, but B country will not agree)
a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
None
Environmental issues:
(i.e. pollution, melting glaciers)
a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
In Thailand, there is air pollution from vehicle emissions, water pollution from organic and
factory wastes. There also is deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife populations threatened
by illegal hunting.
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Illicit trade (drugs, weapons, people, etc):
(i.e. heroine, machine guns)
a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None.
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
There are drug market from Burma and Laos. The decreasing efforts reduced the amount of
cannabis and exchanged some product to neighboring countries. And the opium poppy
cultivation reduced.
Refugees and displaced persons:
(i.e. 2,000+ people with no citizenship)
a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None.
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
There are 506,197 stateless persons + 83,317 refugees total in Thailand.
Other disputes and issues (i.e. what is the news reporting about my country?):
a) Historical (past 500 years or longer):
None
b) Recent (within past 10 years):
There are conflicts in the government around 2009.
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What Do “Facts” Tell You About Your Country?
1. Is your country rich? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
No. Because I learnt from the CIA worlds fact book that its GDP per capita is only No. 116 in
the world.
2. Is your country a developed, developing, or underdeveloped? How do you know? What
“facts” tell you this?
It’s a developing country. Because the only developed country in Asia is Japan.
Also, the GDP per capita is only No. 116 in the world.
3. Is your country’s government stable (i.e. is it safe, are there wars, or are people likely to
fight)? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
No, it’s not stable. Because according to the media and the CIA world fact book, there still
are many conflicts and disputation between Thailand and other countries such as Cambodia.
4. Does your country have lots of funds (money) it can use to help other countries? Or does
your country usually get aid (help) from others? How do you know? What “facts” tell you
this?
It doesn’t have lots of funds but also doesn’t get aid usually. The public debt percentage of
the GDP is No. 77.
5. Which countries are your allies (friends)? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
Japan & China. Because these two countries have trade with Thailand.
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6. Which countries are your enemies? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
Cambodia
Malaysia
Because they are having international issues with Thailand.
7. Do you have a strong military or do you depend on other countries to protect you? Which
countries do you depend on? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
No, because the military expenditures is only No. 81 in the world.
8. Do different ethnic groups and/or religions create any problems in your country? Which
problems? How do you know? What “facts” tell you this?
Yes, there are lots of refugees from Karen. Thailand has a deal with Karen and other
refugees and illegal people who cross the border.
9. Was your country ever a colony? It was a colony of which country/countries? How do
you know? What “facts” tell you this?
No. Because in the CIA world fact book, it said that Thailand was established in 1238 and
never colonized.
10. Does your country depend on resources from other countries? Which resources? How do
you know? What “facts” tell you this?
Yes, fuels, capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels from
Japan and many other countries.
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