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Kingdom of Thailand
ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Ratcha Anachak Thai
Motto: 
ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์ (Thai)
Chat, Satsana, Phra Maha Kasat
"Nation, Religions, King"
Anthem: Phleng Chat Thai
(English: "Thai National Anthem")
Royal anthem: Sansoen Phra Barami
(English: "Thai Royal Anthem")
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Location of Thailand
Capital
and largest city
Bangkok
13°45′N 100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E / 13.750; 100.483
Official languagesThai[1]
Ethnic groups
(2009[2])
Religion
Buddhism
Demonym(s)Thai
Siamese (archaic)
GovernmentMilitary dictatorship constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Prayut Chan-o-cha
LegislatureNational Assembly (currently dissolved)
Formation
1238–1448
1351–1767
1768–1782
6 April 1782
24 June 1932
22 July 2014[6]
Area
• Total
513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) (51st)
• Water (%)
0.4 (2,230 km2)
Population
• 2014[7] estimate
67,200,000[7] (20th[7])
• 2010 census
64,785,909[8]
• Density
132.1/km2 (342.1/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)2015 estimate
• Total
US$1,054.996 billion[9] (22nd)
• Per capita
US$15,319[9]
GDP (nominal)2015 estimate
• Total
US$397.475 billion[9]
• Per capita
US$5,771[9]
Gini (2010)42.5[10]
medium inequality
HDI (2013)Steady 0.722[11]
high (89th)
CurrencyBaht (฿) (THB)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Drives onleft
Calling code+66
ISO 3166 codeTH
Internet TLD
  1. ^ Thailand, The World Factbook.
  2. ^ Barbara A. West (2009), Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, Facts on File, p. 794, ISBN 1438119135
  3. ^ McCargo, D.; Hongladarom, K. (2004). "Contesting Isan‐ness: Discourses of politics and identity in Northeast Thailand" (PDF). Asian Ethnicity. 5 (2): 219. doi:10.1080/1463136042000221898.
  4. ^ David Levinson (1998), Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook, Oryx Pres, p. 287, ISBN 1573560197
  5. ^ Paul, Lewis M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D. (2013), Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International, ISBN 978-1-55671-216-6
  6. ^ "Thailand's new provisional constitution". Thai PBS. 22 Jul 2014. Retrieved 14 Dec 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Thailand Population 2014". World Population Review. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2 Mar 2015.
  8. ^ (in Thai) National Statistics Office, "100th anniversary of population censuses in Thailand: Population and housing census 2010: 11th census of Thailand". popcensus.nso.go.th.
  9. ^ a b c d "Thailand". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  11. ^ "2014 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2014. pp. 21–25. Retrieved 27 Jul 2014.