Thailand

Table of content

• Geography,the country
• The currency, Thai script
• City of Bangkok and island

World map

Thailand- Geography

• Thailand is situated in Southeast Asia.
• Thailand's neighbors are: Myanmar to the West,
• Laos, Cambodia to the East and Malaysia to the South.
• Thailand is 514,000 km2. In comparison, United States is 20 times larger.
• Thailand's capital is Bangkok. The distance between San Francisco and Bangkok is 7,900km.

The country

• As of 2012, Thailand's population was 67 million.
• Thailand is a kingdom and was named Siam before.
• The flag: red for the land and people,
• white for Buddhism, and blue for monarchy.

The currency

• Thailand's currency is baht.
• One dollar equals 33 bahts.

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Thai script

• Created since 1283, which is 731 years ago.
• It is written left to right.
• The colors of the day in Thailand follow astrological rules.
• The color of the day is assigned based of the color of the God who protects the day.

Colors of the day in Thailand

Bangkok

Bangkok

• As of 2010, Bangkok had a population of 8,3 million. Only 5,7 million residents.
• Bang is a Thai word meaning "a village situated on a stream" and ko means "island".
• They are very famous for their street foods.
• The world famous market is named Chatuchak Weekend Market.
• The Chatuchak has 5000-6000 stalls.

Island of Ko Jum

Ko Jum

• Is an island south of Krabi, in the Andaman Sea.
• Ko means crab in Thai. There are many blue crabs in this island.
• This very small island has white sandy beaches, and great snorkeling.
• All of the residents eat mainly seafood and chicken.

Kob Khun Ka