Thailand is a nation that rises in Asia, precisely in its southeastern part, his name means “land of the free” or “Land of Smiles”, the state is bordered to the west with Myanmar, formerly known as the name of Burma and the Andaman Sea to the east with Cambodia and Laos and south with Malaysia and the Gulf of Thailand.
The nation of Thailand is also famous with the name of Siam, who was the official recognition until 1939, the system of government is a constitutional monarchy, with the head of state, identified in the figure of the king, which can be matched, Head of Government.
The Kingdom of Thailand covers a total area of 513,000 kilometers ², with a population that is about 64,200,000 inhabitants, it is an area very different in terms of geography, with areas characterized by distinct and different natural environments in south is the Isthmus of Kra, which extends down to the Malay peninsula to the north lie the mountains in the territory known by the name of Inthanon, east lies the Mekon River, north-east lies the plateau Khorat, lies in the central part of town is a great river valley.
The region’s climate is characterized as Tropical, there is the strong presence of the phenomenon of the monsoons, which from May to September brings rain, humidity and hot, while from November to March brings dry wind and cold.
The main city in the state of Thailand is of course Bangkok, the capital, but there are other places of particular importance in both economic and tourism, we speak of Phuket, Udon Thani, Surat Thani, Nakhon Rachtasima and Hat Yai.
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