Thailand at a Glance

Geography	Maximum Length	1,620 km
	Maximum Width	775 km
	Land Area	513,115 sq.km.

Climate	Thailand's weather can be best described as tropical
	monsoon climate with a high degree of humidity. Annual
	average temperature throughout Thailand is 19-38 ํC;
	the themperature would be various subjects to seasons and regions.
	More information: Thai Meteorological Department

Population	Thailand's population in the year 2010 is 67.4 million people
	Male 33.1 million people Female 34.3 million people
	Note: Estimated figures (2010) Source: Labor Force Survey by NSO

Religion	Thailand is one of the most strongly Buddhist countries in
	the world; however, all people are allowed full freedom to
	express their beliefs. In year 2010, Thai people's beliefs are
	Buddhism	94.6%
	Islam	4.6%
	Christianity	0.7%
	Others	0.1%
	Source: NSO

Literacy	Literacy rates of Adults, age over 15 year old in Thailand are
	Male	94.9%
	Female	90.5%
	Source: CIA The World Factbook

Currency	Baht (3.70 Baht/US$. - 2010 average rate)
	Source: Bank of Thailand

Language	The official national language, spoken by almost 100 per cen
	of the population, is "Thai"

Political System	Thailand is govermed by a democratic form of
	goverment with the King as Head of State.
	More information: The Secretaria of Cabinet

Structure of the Economy in 2010
Sector	GDP by Sector (%)	Labour force by sector (%)
Agriculture	8.3	43.3
Manufacturing	40.0	13.0
Wholesale and Retail Trade	13.3	15.1
Construction and Mining	4.4	4.8
Other services *	33.2	23.9
* Other services include financial sector, education, hotels and restaurants, etc.

Source: NESDB and NSO