THAILAND is southeast Asian country, with a population of 66 million peoples on surface area of 513 120 km2.
Thailand is the 50th largest country in a world.
Is also known as the 100 million scooters country, but the reality is there is about 22 million scooters in Thailand.
Thailand is the 20th most populous country
Thailand can be divided into four major regions—the north, northeast (also known as Isan), center, and south (southern peninsula).
Two additional sub regions are the eastern seaboard, which straddles the central and northeast regions, and the west, which is part of the southern peninsula.
These regions (phak) were formally recognized as distinct cultural, linguistic, and administrative entities during the process of building a unified country in the late 19th century, and the northern and northeastern ones, as well as part of the far southern peninsula, correspond to what had been semiautonomous domains within the Siamese empire prior to the reign of King Chulalongkorn (reigned 1868–1910).
The Thailand have 76 provinces, each province in Thailand is named for its main city.
The actual Thailand capital is Bangkok, with now estimated population of 11,069,982.
Little bit of history:
Thailand, also known as Siam until 1939, has a rich and complex history that spans thousands of years.
The earliest known civilization in the region that is now Thailand was the Dvaravati culture, which emerged around the 6th century CE.
This was followed by the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 13th century.
In the late 13th century, a new kingdom known as Sukhothai emerged in northern Thailand. This kingdom was known for its art and architecture, and is considered by many to be the birthplace of Thai culture.
Sukhothai was eventually replaced by the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which lasted from the 14th to the 18th century. Ayutthaya was a major center of trade and commerce, and it also had a powerful military that allowed it to expand its territory.
In the 18th century, the Burmese invaded Ayutthaya and destroyed the capital city. However, a general named Taksin was able to reunite the Thai people and establish a new capital at Thonburi.
Taksin was later overthrown by another general named Chao Phraya Chakri, who established the Chakri Dynasty and moved the capital to Bangkok.
The Chakri Dynasty is still the ruling family in Thailand today.
During the 19th century, Thailand (then known as Siam) was able to maintain its independence in the face of European imperialism, thanks in part to the skillful diplomacy of King Rama IV (also known as King Mongkut).
In the 20th century, Thailand underwent a period of modernization and democratization.
The country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932, and in 1947 it changed its name from Siam to Thailand.
