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Thailand Mini Explorer: The Essential Visitors' Guide

Area: 513,115 sq km (198,115 sq miles).
Population: 64 million (2005).
Population Density: 124.7 per sq km.
Capital: Bangkok. Population: 9.4 million, including Thon Buri (UN estimate 2005).
Government: Constitutional monarchy.
Thailand is bordered to the west by Myanmar and the Indian Ocean,to the south and east by Malaysia and the Gulf of Thailand, to the east by Cambodia, and to the north and east by Laos. Central Thailand is dominated by the Chao Phraya River.
Language: Thai is the official language. English is widely spoken, especially in establishments catering for tourists.
Religion: The vast majority adhere to Buddhism (Theravada form), 5% are Muslim and there are Christian and Hindu minorities.
Time: GMT + 7.
Social Conventions: Present-day Thai society is the result of centuries of cultural interchange, particularly with China and India, but more recently with the West.Western visitors will generally receive a handshake on meeting someone. A Thai will be greeted with the traditional closed hands and a slightbow of the head - the wai. Buddhist monks are always greeted in this way. The Thai Royal Family is regarded with an almost religiousreverence. Visitors should respect this. It is very bad manners to make public displays of anger, as Thais regard such behaviour as boorish and a loss of 'face'. Public displays of affection between men and women are also frowned upon, and it is considered rude to touch anyone on the head or to point one's feet at someone. Shoes should be removed before entering someone's home or a temple. Informal dress is widely acceptable and men are seldom, if ever, expected to wear suits. Beachwear should be confined to the beach and topless sunbathing is frowned upon. Smoking is widely acceptable.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Two-pin plugs are standard.

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