Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Population: 65,068,149
Religions: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Languages: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
National holiday: Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927)
Currency (code): baht (THB)
Exchange rates: baht per US dollar - 34.499 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004), 41.485 (2003)
