{"id":1853,"date":"2022-03-30T17:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:18:12","slug":"thai-facts-info-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/thai-facts-info-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Facts &#038; Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1853\" class=\"elementor elementor-1853\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a67ff59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a67ff59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-635dc9b\" data-id=\"635dc9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835934c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"835934c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THAILAND FACTS AND STATISTICS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737a097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"737a097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9365e2_fd3c79b29c104f98babaf31d46265dfc_mv2_d_3900_3121_s_4_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9365e2_fd3c79b29c104f98babaf31d46265dfc_mv2_d_3900_3121_s_4_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9365e2_fd3c79b29c104f98babaf31d46265dfc_mv2_d_3900_3121_s_4_2-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9365e2_fd3c79b29c104f98babaf31d46265dfc_mv2_d_3900_3121_s_4_2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orientavista.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9365e2_fd3c79b29c104f98babaf31d46265dfc_mv2_d_3900_3121_s_4_2-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a7c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91a7c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0 South-eastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Capital<\/strong>: Bangkok<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Flag:<\/strong>\u00a0The Thai flag was adopted in 2017 by royal decree.\u00a0 It consists of five horizontal stripes which, starting from the top, run in the following order: red, white, blue, white and red.\u00a0 On direction of Rama VI, who commissioned the flag and considered \u2018blue\u2019 an important colour, the middle blue strip is twice the width of the other four stripes. The red stripes denote the Thai people the white stripes denote religion and the blue stripe denotes the Thai Monarchy.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>National anthem<\/strong>: The national anthem of Thailand, entitled \u2018Phleng Chat\u2019 (literally translated as \u2018national anthem), was adopted shortly after the country changed its name from \u2018Siam\u2019.\u00a0 The national anthem is played twice a day on television and radio and Thais are expected to stand for its duration to show their respect.\u00a0 This custom is played out in public as part of the lifting of the flag in public areas such as the work place, schools, universities, prisons, hospitals etc.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ethnic Make-up:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai 96%, Burmese 2%, other 2%.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Population:<\/strong>\u00a069 million (2019 est.)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Population growth rate:<\/strong>\u00a00.32% (2019 est.)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Climate:<\/strong>\u00a0tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Time Zone:<\/strong>\u00a0The time zone used in Thailand is \u2018Indochina Time\u2019 (ICT) which is UTC +7<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Currency:<\/strong>\u00a0Thai Baht<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Government:<\/strong>\u00a0Thailand has a constitutional monarchy but is currently led by a military Junta which took power in May 2014, following which, General Prayuth Chan-ocha became Prime Minister. Following the 1932 Siamese coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat, in which the system of absolute monarchy was replaced by a constitutional monarchy, Thailand\u2019s military has seized power 12 times.The current King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, ascended the throne in 2016 following the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadei. Much loved by the Thai people, King Bhumibol had lived to become the world\u2019s longest reigning monarchy prior to his death.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Business Culture:<\/strong>\u00a0Ranked 41st in the\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commisceo-global.com\/resources\/bcci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Culture Complexity Index\u2122<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THAILAND FACTS AND STATISTICS Location:\u00a0 South-eastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma Capital: Bangkok The Flag:\u00a0The Thai flag was adopted in 2017 by royal decree.\u00a0 It consists of five horizontal stripes which, starting from the top, run in the following order: red, white, blue, white and red.\u00a0 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