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Places to See

Thailand's natural wonders are matched only by its cultural marvels. You could spend years just trekking its highlands, mooching through its national parks, browsing its islands, checking out the temple architecture, traditional crafts and ancient cities in between.

Bangkok
Bangkok has dominated Thailand's urban hierarchy as well as its political, commercial and cultural....

Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has a striking mountain backdrop, over 300 temples and a quaint historical aura. It's....

Ko Samui
Ko Samui has long been the locale of choice for paradise-seeking voyagers of all stripes. Its turquoise....

Ko Si Chang
This one-town island offshore from Chonburi Province on the Gulf of Thailand is practically deserted,....

Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom, west of Bangkok, is regarded as the oldest city in Thailand and is host to the 127m....

Phuket
Dubbed 'Pearl of the South' by the tourist industry, Phuket is Thailand's largest, most populous....

Thaleh Ban National Park
This 196-sq-km park on the Thai-Malaysian border in southern Satun Province is home to one of Southeast....

Ancient City
Samut Prakan province
Ancient City (Meuang Boran), south of Bangkok, is billed as the largest open-air museum in ....

Ao Phang-Nga National Marine Park
This sheltered pocket of the Andaman Sea is blessed with plenty of verdant limestone cliffs, odd ....

Ayuthaya Historical Park
A Unesco World Heritage Site, Ayuthaya's historic temples are scattered throughout this once magnificent ....

Jim Thompson's House
Siam Sq
This is a great spot to visit for authentic Thai residential architecture and southeast Asian art....

Kao Sam Roi Yot National Park
A can of insect repellent will be your best friend if you plan on venturing into this natural wonder....

Sirinat National Marine Park
Thalang district
This broad expanse of pristine sand backed by casuarina and pandanus trees is a relatively new protected ...

Wat Phra Kaew & Grand Palace
Ko Ratanakosin
Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) is an architectural wonder of gleaming, gilded chedi ...

Wiang Kum Kam
These excavated ruins are the earliest historical settlement in the Chiang Mai area.

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General information

Official name
Kingdom of Thailand

Capital
Bangkok (Krung Thep – city of angels)

Area
514 000 sq km

Population:
64 265 276

Time Zone
GMT/UTC +7 ()

Currency
bath (THB) =100 stangs

Official language
thai

Neighbouring countries
Barma / Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia

Highest mountain
Doi Inthanton - 2595 m n. m

Ebb tide
Gulf of Thailand - 0 m. n. m.

Longest river
Mekong (in the country 900 km)

Biggest city
Bangkok (6.250.000 people)

Landing place
Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla

People
75% Thai, 11% Chinese, 3.5% Malay; also Mon, Khmer, Phuan and Karen minorities

Religion
95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim