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Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
Thais often refer to their country using the polite form prathet Thai (Thai: ประเทศไทย). They also use the more colloquial term mueang Thai (Thai: เมืองไทย) or simply Thai; the word mueang, archaically referring to a city-state, is commonly used to refer to a city or town as the centre of a region.
The Hanoi Capital Region (Vùng Thủ đô Hà Nội), a metropolitan area covering Hanoi and six surrounding provinces under its administration, will have an area of 13,436 square kilometres (5,188 sq mi) with 15 million people by 2020. Hanoi has experienced rapid expansion in its modern period, accompanied by a construction boom.
Historical exonyms include place names of bordering countries, namely Thailand, Laos, China, and Cambodia.. During the expansion of Vietnam some place names have become Vietnamized.
Cầu Giấy (anglicized as Cau Giay) is an urban district of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.It is located roughly to the west of urban Hanoi. Cầu Giấy has a unique urban landscape, with new urban developments interlacing old historical artisan villages.
The Capital's Representative (Đại diện Thủ đô) [1] Short name: CAHN: Founded: 10 October 1956; 68 years ago () 7 April 2008; 16 years ago () re-established as Công An Nhân Dân FC: Ground: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Hanoi, Vietnam: Capacity: 22.500: Owner: Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam) Chairman: Dương Đức Hải: Head coach
On the verge of his 99th birthday, film legend Dick Van Dyke said he's not afraid to die.. The Emmy-winning actor starred in Coldplay's new music video for the track "All My Love," in which Van ...
Rạch Giá (listen ⓘ) is a provincial city and the capital city of Kiên Giang province, Vietnam.It is located on the Eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, 250 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City.