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The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country which lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. The country is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma. By the maritime boundary, the country is bordered to the southeast by Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand, to the southwest by Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea. Official languages – Thai. Government – Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy.

Bangkok – the capital and largest city.

Main industries – tourism, financial services, auto manufacturing, automobiles and automotive parts, electric appliances and components, cement, computers and parts, heavy and light industries, appliances, plastics, furniture, textiles and garments, beverages, agricultural processing, tobacco.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Thailand is 0.781 (medium) (78th). Currency – Thai Baht (THB). Fiscal year – 1 October - 30 September. Inflation (CPI) – 2.2%(2007). Gini index – 42 (medium). Public debt – $81.6 billion (37.9% of GDP, 2007).from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Time zone – (UTC+7).