Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thai) Ratcha-anachak Thai
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Anthem: Phleng Chat Thai (English: "Thai National Anthem") Royal anthem: Sansoen Phra Barami (English: "Glorify His prestige")
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Capital and largest city	Bangkok 13°45′N100°29′E / 13.750°N 100.483°E / 13.750; 100.483
Official languages	Thai^[1]
Spoken languages	Isan Kam Mueang Pak Tai
Ethnic groups ^[2]	86% Thais ∟ 39% Central Thai ∟ 28% Thai Lao (Isan) ∟ 10% Khon Muang ∟ 9% Southern Thai 3% Khmer 2% Malays 9% Other (68 minority ethnic groups)
Religion	94.50% Buddhism 4.29% Islam 1.17% Christianity 0.03% Hinduism 0.01% Unaffiliated^[3]
Demonym(s)	Thai Siamese (historic)
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Maha Vajiralongkorn
• Prime Minister	Prayut Chan-o-cha
• Senate President	Pornpetch Wichitcholchai
• House Speaker	Chuan Leekpai

Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation

• Sukhothai Kingdom	1238–1448
• Ayutthaya Kingdom	1351–1767
• Thonburi Kingdom	1768–1782
• Rattanakosin Kingdom	6 April 1782
• Constitutional monarchy	24 June 1932
• Current constitution	6 April 2017

Area
• Total	513,120 km² (198,120 sq mi) (50th)
• Water (%)	0.4 (2,230 km²)
Population
• 2019 estimate	66,558,935^[4] (22nd)
• 2010 census	64,785,909^[5] (21st)
• Density	132.1/km² (342.1/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.390 trillion^[6]
• Per capita	$20,474^[6]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$516 billion^[6]^[7]
• Per capita	$7,607^[6]^[7]
Gini (2015)	36^[8] medium
HDI (2018)	0.765^[9] high · 77th
Currency	Baht (฿) (THB)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+66
ISO 3166 code	TH
Internet TLD	.th .ไทย

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