| Holiday Destinations |
| Bangkok |
| Pattaya |
| Phuket |
| River Kwai |
| Chiang Mai |
| Chiang Rai |
| Ko Samui |
| Ko Chang |
| Ko Samet |
| Ko Phangan |
| Ko Tao |
| Hua Hin |
| Cha Am |
| Ko Phi Phi |
| Krabi |
| Sukhothai |
| Ayutthaya |
| Laos |
| Cambodia |
| Angkor Wat |
| Other Provinces |
| Chaiyaphum |
| Khon Kaen |
| Kanchanaburi |
| Khorat |
| Suvarnabhumi (Airport) |
| Phitsanulok |
| Rayong |
| Si Sa Ket |
| Surin |
Welcome to Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia. The country
traces its origin to the
Sukhothai
Kingdom founded in 1238 and its successive
Ayutthaya
Kingdom.
The heart-land of the country is the Chao Phraya plain around its capital
Bangkok.
It has a coast to both the Gulf of Thailand as well as the
Andaman Sea, bordering the countries Malaysia to the south, Myanmar to the
west and
Laos and
Cambodia
to the east.
The Thai political system is a Constitutional Monarchy with HM King Bhumibol
Adulyadej as the head of the state and Samak Sundaravej as the prime
minister.
With a population of more than 60 million, Thailand's GDP is ranked 21st in the world. The people speak Thai and the overwhelming majority are Buddhists of the Theravada tradition.
