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Thailand
The
best time to go Thailand is between November and February. The weather
is cooler at that time. The days are considered milder and
the nights are a bit chillier at this time. They have beautiful temples,
statues and parks in this country that give the tourist more than a month's
worth of tours. If you want to find out more about Thailand go to
this Fact
Place . It will give you all the
information and you are looking for and more.
Ayutthaya was the capital of Thailand
during the period 1350-1767. So if you're looking for a historical
place to spot this would be it. The beauty of Bangkokcan
only be found through a visit there or by viewing pictures of it.
Here are a few of
the things about Thailand that you might want to know:
GEOGRAPHY
Thailand has a land
area of 513,115 sq.km. bordered by Malaysia (South),Myanmar (West &
North), Laos (North
& East) and Cambodia (Southeast)
POPULATION
Total 60,816,227 (end
1997), including 30,295,797 males and 30,520,430 females. Of the Total
9.2% lived in Bangkok
LANGUAGE
Thai is the national
language. English is widely understood in cities.
RELIGION
Buddhist 92.55% , Muslim
5.29 % ,Christian 1.34% , other 0.79 %
NATIONAL FLAG
The red, white and
blue symbolize the nation. Buddhism and the monarchy respectively
CURRENCY
The basic monetary
unit in Thailand is the Baht. A baht is divided into 100 satang. The following
coins and notes are
currently in use: Coins: 25 and 50 satang; 1,5 and 10 baht.
LARGEST PROVINCES
Nakorn
Ratchasima 20,493.96 sq.km.
Chiang Mai
20,107.06 sq.km.
Kanchanaburi
19,483.15 sq.km.
There is a lot more that you can learn about Thailand or Indonesia, if you surf the internet, but your best bet is to look at educational sights not necessarily webpages. Some webpages are very helpful, but the same thing cannot be said about all of them.

