Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
Population
90,024
67,091,089
Life Expectancy
73.770 years
73.830 years
Capital City
Victoria
Bangkok
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881)
Bangkok (population: 5,104,480)
Human Development Index
0.836
0.786
GDP per capita
$25,000 US
$9,500 US
Literacy Rate
91.8%
92.6%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8
3.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5%
12.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
0.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK)
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
Religions
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
