SOUTH EAST ASIA MAP
South East Asia countries
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| brunei darussalam |
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| combodia |
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| east timor |
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| indonesia |
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| laos |
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| burma |
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| philiphines |
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| singapore |
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| thailand |
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| vietnam |
And and and
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| MALAYSIA |
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Major geographical physical regions and climate
THAILAND
Land boundaries
- 514,000 square kilometers lie in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture—it controls the only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
- Border countries: Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia
- Land: 511,770 square kilometres (197,600 sq mi)
- Water: 2,230 cubic kilometres (540 cu mi)
- Thailand uses a unit of land area called the Rai (unit), which is 1,600 square metres (0.40 acre).
- Elevation extremes
- Highest point: Doi Inthanon, 2,565 metres (8,415 ft),at 18°35′32″N 98°29′12″ELowest point: Gulf of Thailand, 0 metres - sea level
Provinces
Thailand's regions are further politically divided into a total of 77 provinces,such as Ratchaburi,Petchaburi etc. plus Bangkok,which is a special administrative area. The country's provinces have the same names as their respective capitals.
Climate
Most of Thailand has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Aw) according to the Köppen climate classification, while the South and the eastern tip of the East have a tropical monsoon climate (Am); countrywide, temperatures normally range from an average annual high of 38 °C (100.4 °F) to a low of19 °C (66.2 °F). During the dry season, the temperature rises dramatically in the second half of March, spiking to well over 40 °C (104 °F) in some areas by mid April when the Sun passes the Zenith. Southwest monsoons that arrive between May and July (except in the South) signal the advent of the rainy season (ruedu fon), which lasts into October and the cloud covering reduces the temperature again but the high humidity is experienced as 'hot and sticky'. November and December mark the onset of the dry season and night temperatures on high ground can occasionally drop to a light frost. Temperatures begin to climb in January, and a hot sun parches the landscape. The dry season is shortest in the South because of the proximity of the sea to all parts of the Malay Peninsula. With only minor exceptions, every area of the country receives adequate rainfall, but the duration of the rainy season and the amount of rain vary substantially from region to region and with altitude. The Northeast experiences a long dry season although the dry 2007/2008 season lasted only from late November through mid March. Its red,(laterite) dense clayey soils retain water well, which limits their agricultural potential for many crops but is ideal for keeping the water in the paddy fields and local village reservoirs. The well drained, loose sandy alluvium of the Mekong flood plain is very fertile, the main crops being tomatoes on an industrial scale, tobacco, and pineapples.
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION
Thailand population is 67, 041, 000( 67 million )
Thailand’s population is relatively homogeneous, however, this is changing due to immigration. More than 85% speak a Tai language and share a common culture. This core population includes the central Thai (33.7% of the population, including Bangkok’s population), Northeastern Thai or Lao (34.2%), northern Thai (18.8%), andsouthern Thai (13.3%).
ETHNIC
Thailand's population is relatively homogeneous, however, this is changing due to immigration. Ethnic Tais make up the majority of the population with 75 percent of all inhabitants. Thai Chinese make up 14 percent with the remaining 11 percent made up of various other groups.
The language of the central Thai population is the educational language and administrative language. Several other small Tai groups include the Shan, Lue, and Phutai.
Malay and Yawi-speaking Muslim's language of the south comprise another significant minority group (2.3%). Other groups include the Khmer; the Mon, who are substantially assimilated with the Thai; and the Vietnamese. Smaller mountain-dwelling tribes, such as the Hmong and Mein, as well as the Karen, number about 788,024. Some 300,000 Hmong, who ironically have lived this area for more generations than the Thais themselves, are to receive citizenship by 2010.
Thailand is also home to a significant number of registered foreigners from Asia, Europe, and North America, as well as an estimated several hundred thousand illegal immigrants, some of which are natives. Increasing numbers of migrants from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia as well as nations such as Nepal, India, along with those from the West and Japan have pushed the number of non-nationals residing in Thailand to close to 2 million in 2008, up from about 1.3 million in the year 2000. A rising awareness of minorities is slowly changing attitudes in a country where non-nationals, some having resided in what is now Thailand longer than the Thais themselves, are barred from numerous privileges ranging from healthcare, ownership of property, or schooling in their own language.
RELIGION
Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Thailand and is officially the religion of about 97% of its people. However, the true figure lies closer to 85%, Muslims are some 10% and 5% other religions including Christianity, Hinduism, especially among immigrants. In addition to Malay and Yawi speaking Thais and other southerners who are Muslim, the Cham of Cambodia in recent years begun a large scale influx into Thailand. The government permits religious diversity, and other major religions are represented, though there is much social tension, especially in the South.Spirit worship and animism are widely practiced.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural Resources & Landforms in Thailand
Natural Resources
The natural resources in Thailand consists of tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite and arable land. Thailand's is the world's largest exporter of rice. The most produced strain of rice in Thailand is jasmine rice. The rice fields in Thailand takes up a total of 9.2 million hectares.
Volcanoes in Thailand
The two volcanoes in Thailand, which are already extinct, are called Phanom Rung(1200 feet) and Doi Pha Khok Hin Fu(1480 feet).
Mountains in Thailand
There are more than 50 mountains in Thailand, Many mountains in the country are not important because of their height, but because of their symbolic and cultural significance. Some mountains have Buddhist worship places on top, like Doi Suthep close to Chiang Mai, while others have been adopted as provincial symbol, like relatively small Khao Sam Muk in Chonburi Province.
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