Thailand

Stories

Tools & Publications

Projects

Centers

Search
  Execute Search 

Thailandat a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

Population65,444,371

Population Growth Rate0.87%

ReligionsBuddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%

LanguagesThai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  92.6%
male: 94.9%
female:  90.5% (2002)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-Thailand