Capital:Bangkok
Population:65,444,371
Area:514,000 sq km
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
Languages:Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Currency:baht (THB)
Government:constitutional monarchy
Religions:Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
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