Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
Head of state: King Abdullah II
Population
67,091,089
6,508,887
Life Expectancy
73.830 years
80.180 years
Capital City
Bangkok
Amman
Largest city
Bangkok (population: 5,104,480)
Amman (population: 1,275,860)
Human Development Index
0.786
0.769
GDP per capita
$9,500 US
$6,000 US
Literacy Rate
92.6%
89.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.5
5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.7%
8.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
0.700%
12.300%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
Religions
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Languages
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Exports
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
