Thai National anthem

• Location : South Eastern Asia, 9412 km from Paris ;
• Capital : Bangkok, approximately 7 millions inhabitants  ;
• Area : 513,115 sq km - 199,614 sq miles ;
• Culminating point : Doi Inthanon 2 595 m ;
• Population : 64,2 millions inhabitants (2005) ;
• Density : 127,2 inhab / SqKm ;
• Average length of life : M 67 - F 73 ans (2004) ;
• Illiteracy elimination rate : 95,3 % ;
• Unemployment rate : 2,4 % ;
• Major religions : 95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim ;
• Languages :  thai (official), chinese. International language : english ;
• Currency : Baht (THB) - 1 Euro = 45 bahts (Jan 2009 rate) ;
• Time zone : GMT/UTC +7 ;
• Country Dialing Code : 66 ;
• political system : constitutional monarchy. Political power composition : His Majesty The King (Bhumibol Adulyadej - Rama IX), a Prime Minister, a chamber of députies composed of 360 members elected for 4 years at direct universal suffrage and a senate house composed of 270 membres.
• National anthem : Phleng Chat Thaï
• Prime minister : Abhisit Vejjajiva ;
• GDP : 161,6 billions dollars (2004) ;
• GDP / inhab. : 8373 international dollars (2004) ;
• Economical growth : 6,1 % (2004) ;
• Reproduction rate : 1,74 (child per woman) (1995) ;
• Infant mortality: 28 for one thousand births ;
• Army : around 306 000 soldiers in regular army and 200 000 reservists ;

Sources : Le Monde Diplomatique and World Health Organization

NB : The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant is the value on the market of goods and services production by inhabitant in a country and during a reference period of time. 

The international dollar is the common monetary unit taking into account the various purchasing powers of the currencies. The figures expressed in international dollars are calculated using the purchasing power parities (PPP), which are convertion rates established to take in account the differences in price level between the countries. For information, the GNP in international dollars is 30 093.