Thailand
Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Bangkok. About 66 million people live there (2017). It covers 513,120 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Bangkok
- People (2017)
- 66 million
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Currency
- baht
Thailand at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Thailand
- In its own language
- ราชอาณาจักรไทย
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Population
- 66,188,503 (2017)
- Area
- 513,120 km² (198,116 mi²)
- People are called
- Thai
- Official languages
- Thai
- Currency
- baht
- GDP (nominal)
- US$495 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 80 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.8 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 0.9% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy
- Head of state
- Rama X of Thailand (since 2016)
- Head of government
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra (since 2024)
- Country codes
- TH, THA
- Calling code
- +66
- Internet domain
- .th
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+07:00, Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 14°, 101°
Thailand and its neighbours
Thailand borders Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Thailand
- Neighbours
Divisions of Thailand
- Chiang Mai
- Chiang Rai
- Lampang
- Lamphun
- Mae Hong Son
- Nan
- Phayao
- Phrae
- Uttaradit
- Kanchanaburi
- Phetchaburi
- Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Ratchaburi
- Tak
- Amnat Charoen
- Buriram
- Chaiyaphum
- Kalasin
- Khon Kaen
- Loei
- Maha Sarakham
- Mukdahan
- Nakhon Phanom
- Nakhon Ratchasima
- Nong Bua Lamphu
- Nong Khai
- Roi Et
- Sakon Nakhon
- Si Sa Ket
- Surin
- Ubon Ratchathani
- Udon Thani
- Yasothon
- Bueng Kan
- Ang Thong
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Bangkok
- Chai Nat
- Kamphaeng Phet
- Lopburi
- Nakhon Nayok
- Nakhon Pathom
- Nakhon Sawan
- Nonthaburi
- Pathum Thani
- Phetchabun
- Phichit
- Phitsanulok
- Sukhothai
- Samut Prakan
- Samut Sakhon
- Samut Songkhram
- Saraburi
- Sing Buri
- Suphan Buri
- Uthai Thani
- Chachoengsao
- Chanthaburi
- Chon Buri
- Prachin Buri
- Rayong
- Sa Kaeo
- Trat
- Chumphon
- Krabi
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Narathiwat
- Pattani
- Phang Nga
- Phatthalung
- Phuket
- Ranong
- Satun
- Songkhla
- Surat Thani
- Trang
- Yala
Member of
- United Nations
- ASEAN
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 9 more organisations.
How far are you from Thailand?
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Questions
What is the capital of Thailand?
The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
What is the population of Thailand?
Thailand has about 66,188,503 people, as recorded in 2017.
How big is Thailand?
Thailand covers 513,120 square kilometres (198,116 square miles).
What currency does Thailand use?
The baht.
What language is spoken in Thailand?
The official language of Thailand is Thai.
Which countries border Thailand?
Thailand shares a border with Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.