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Country
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Thailand | 
Bahrain |
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Leader
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
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Population
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67,091,089
| 1,248,348
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Life Expectancy
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73.830 years
| 78.290 years
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Capital City
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Bangkok
| Manama
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Largest city
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| Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
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Human Development Index
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0.786
| 0.902
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| GDP per capita |
$9,500 US
| $27,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.6%
| 86.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 5.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.7%
| 13.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.700%
| 15.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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| Exports |
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
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| External Debt |
$115,600,000,000 $
| $14,930,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 1
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
513,120 km sq
| 760 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,219 km
| 161 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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