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Country
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Thailand |
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Leader
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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President: Joyce Banda
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Population
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67,091,089
| 16,323,044
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Life Expectancy
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73.830 years
| 52.310 years
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Capital City
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Bangkok
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Largest city
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| Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) | Lilongwe (population: 646,750) |
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Human Development Index
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0.786
| 0.457
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| GDP per capita |
$9,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.6%
| 62.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.7%
| 13%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.700%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| multiparty democracy
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Independence date
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1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
| Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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| Languages |
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
| Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
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| Exports |
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
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| External Debt |
$115,600,000,000 $
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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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
| Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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| Area |
513,120 km sq
| 118,484 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,219 km
| 0 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
| sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
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