GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $345.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $601.4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $9,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Bangkok
Population (Estimated July 2012): 67,091,089
Area: 513,120km2 or 198,117mi2
Currency: Baht (THB)
Official Language: Thai
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 94.6% of the population is Buddhist, 4.6% are Muslim, 0.7% are Christian and 0.1% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Doi Inthanon Mountain at 2,580m or 8,464ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +7:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 77 provinces (changwat, singular and plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon
Leaders: King Bhumibol Adulyadej; Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Thailand (Ratcha Anachak Thai (Kingdom of Thailand))
