| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Geographic coordinates: |
15 00 N, 100 00 E
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| Map references: |
Southeast Asia
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| Area: |
total:
514,000 sq km
land:
511,770 sq km
water:
2,230 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
4,863 km
border countries:
Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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| Terrain: |
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point:
Doi Inthanon 2,576 m
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| Natural resources: |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
34%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
32% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
44,000 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
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| Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea
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| Geography - note: |
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
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