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Cultural Information - Thailand

Thailand | Myanmar/Burma | Laos | Cambodia | Malaysia | Vietnam
Hill Tribes

 

Full Name
Kingdom of Thailand

Capital City
Bangkok

Area
517,000 sq km
199,614 sq miles

Population
65,000,000

Time Zone
GMT/UTC +7 ()

Daylight Saving Start
not in use

Daylight Saving End
not in use

Languages
Thai (official)

Thai is a complicated language with its own unique alphabet, but it's fun to try at least a few words. The main complication with Thai is that it is tonal: the same word could be pronounced with a rising, falling, high, low or level tone and could theoretically have five meanings!

Religion
95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim

Currency
Baht (Bht)

Electricity
220V 50HzHz

Country Dialing Code
66

 

 

Update!

01/12/08 - Activities page update!

 

11/20/07 - Cultural Information page completed... for now...

 

11/15/07 - There are still a few pages which are under maintenance but will be up for viewing as soon as possible.

 

11/05/07 - This is the newest site featuring loads of information on Legacy Foundation.

 

 

 

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