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Thailand

East and Southeast Asia

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Temple complex in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The city is on an island surrounded by three rivers connecting it to the sea.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 53

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>about three times the size of Florida; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Thailand. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 49

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 180

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 189

Death rate

comparison ranking: 90

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 116

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 113

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 165

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 197

Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

National coat of arms

In 1911, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Thailand officially adopted the Garuda as the national coat of arms and emblem. This mythological half-man, half-bird figure from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions is considered the vahana (vehicle) of the god Vishnu (Narayana) and was a symbol of royalty in Thailand for centuries.

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 138

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 99

Labor force

comparison ranking: 16

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 4

Public debt

comparison ranking: 77

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 89

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 27

Exports

comparison ranking: 27

Imports

comparison ranking: 27

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 23

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 51

Heliports

comparison ranking: 104

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 28

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Transnational Issues

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