Thailand

Head of State : King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946)

Head of Government : Interim Prime Minister SURAYUT Chulanon (since 1 October 2006)
Capital : Bangkok

Land area : 514,000 sq km
Population :65,068,149

Language(s) :Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects

Type of Government : constitutional monarchy

Religion : Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
Natural Resource : tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

GDP : 4.8%

GNP :

Major import : capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels

Major export : textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
Trade partners:

Import partners :Japan 20.1%, China 10.6%, US 6.7%, Malaysia 6.6%, UAE 5.6%, Singapore 4.5%

Export Partners : US 15%, Japan 12.7%, China 9%, Singapore 6.4%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Malaysia 5.1% (2006)