Thailand Statistics

Geography

>>Location:

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

>>Geographic coordinates

15 00 N, 100 00 E

>>Map references:

Southeast Asia

>>Area:

total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km
water: 2,230 sq km

>>Area—comparative:

slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

>>Land boundaries:

total: 4,863 km
border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km
Coastline: 3,219 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

>>Climate:

tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid

>>Terrain:

central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere

>>Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m

>>Natural resources:

tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite

>>Land use:

arable land: 34%
permanent crops: 6%
permanent pastures: 2%
forests and woodland: 26%
other: 32% (1993 est.)

>>Irrigated land:

44,000 sq km (1993 est.)

>>Natural hazards:

land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts

>>Environment—current issues:

air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting

>>Environment—international agreements:

party to: Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea
Geography—note: controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore

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