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Map showing the location of the gulf. The Gulf of Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. [7] [8] It occupies a seabed area of 304,000 km 2 from 6° N to 13°30' N latitude and 99°E to 104° E longitude. [9]: 250 The northern tip of the gulf is the Bay of Bangkok at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River.
NASA picture of the Bay of Bangkok. The Bay of Bangkok (Thai: อ่าวกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Ao Krung Thep, Thai pronunciation: [ʔàːw kruŋ tʰêːp], sometimes informally อ่าวตัว ก), also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin District to the west and Sattahip District to the east.
Chart shows the demographics of Thailand. Thai people (also known as Siamese people and by various demonyms) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Thailand.In a narrower and ethnic sense, the Thais are also a Tai ethnic group dominant in Central and Southern Thailand (Siam proper).
Various maps commonly spell Thai names differently, using different transliterations. For example, Ko Mak may be seen as Koh Mak, Koh Maak or even Koh Mark. This list gives precedence to the Royal Thai General System of Transcription favored by the Government of Thailand, for the English-based Thai transcription is now becoming obsolete.
Detailed map of Thailand. Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km 2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture. [1]
Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Thailand ranks midway in the wealth spread in Southeast Asia as it is the fourth richest nation according to GDP per capita, after Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia. Thailand functions as an anchor economy for the neighbouring developing economies of Laos, Myanmar, and ...
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In Thailand, acculturated Moken are called Thai mai ("new Thais"). Because of their nomadic lifestyle, the Moken are also called "sea gypsies" (unrelated to the Romani people ), [ 9 ] [ 10 ] a generic term that applies to a number of peoples in Southeast Asia (see Sea Gypsies (disambiguation) ).