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Country
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Thailand | 
New Zealand |
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Leader
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Head of state: Prime minister - elect : Yingluck Shinawatra
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Prime minister: John Key
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Population
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67,091,089
| 4,327,944
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Life Expectancy
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73.830 years
| 80.710 years
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Capital City
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Bangkok
| Wellington
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Largest city
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| Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) | Auckland (population: 417,910) |
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Human Development Index
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0.786
| 0.944
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| GDP per capita |
$9,500 US
| $28,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.6%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 9.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.7%
| 33.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
| Graeme Hart ($4.5bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
0.700%
| 6.500%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
| 26 September 1907 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
| Anglican 14.9%, Roman Catholic 12.4%, Presbyterian 10.9%, Methodist 2.9%, Pentecostal 1.7%, Baptist 1.3%, other Christian 9.4%, other 3.3%, unspecified 17.2%, none 26% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
| English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)
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| Exports |
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
| dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery
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| External Debt |
$115,600,000,000 $
| $85,650,000,000 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)
| New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - 1.4151 (2008 est.), 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.800%
| 1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 9
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
| Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
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| Area |
513,120 km sq
| 267,710 km sq
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| Coastline |
3,219 km
| 15,134 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
| temperate with sharp regional contrasts
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