Country guide
Thailand
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Thailand.
Key facts
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Region
- Asia
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Population
- 65,859,640
Neighboring countries
Thailand has 4 land neighbors in the country data.
- Myanmar
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Malaysia
Learn Thailand
Thailand's capital, Bangkok, carries a full ceremonial name of 168 letters, the longest place name in the world according to Guinness World Records.
Thailand covers 513,120 square kilometers and borders four countries, with Myanmar as its largest neighbor.
Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by a European power.
Trivia
- The Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit in Bangkok, a 5.5-tonne solid gold statue, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest gold sculpture.
- Bangkok's full ceremonial name contains 168 letters, making it the longest place name in the world according to Guinness World Records.
- Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by a European power.
- Kitti's hog-nosed bat, found only in a small area of western Thailand and southeast Myanmar, is considered the world's smallest mammal by body length.
- Thailand has been a constitutional monarchy since a bloodless 1932 revolution ended centuries of absolute royal rule.
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