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A brief introduction to geographical resources, climate and transportation.

The full name of Thailand is "Kingdom of Thailand". Known as "Siam" before 1939 and between 1946- 1949, it is located in the center of Southeast Asia and is a treasure house of resources in Southeast Asia. Thailand, which means "king of thailand", has a history of more than 800 years. It is a world-famous "granary" and the main producing area of natural rubber in the world. Thailand has a variety of tropical and subtropical cash crops, tropical flowers and fruits, which have attracted worldwide attention. Thailand is also rich in mineral resources, such as gems and heavy metals, as well as biological resources and water resources. Thailand's coastline is more than 2000 kilometers long, and it is rich in all kinds of seafood. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is the second largest commercial city in Asia after Tokyo, with the largest number of four-star and five-star hotels in the world. Bangkok has long been an important aviation, highway, railway and waterway transportation hub in Southeast Asia. The Asia-Pacific regional headquarters of UN-ESCAP and international organizations such as the United Nations, such as UNESCO, ICAO and Asia Telecom, are also located here.

National flag: Thailand's national flag is a flag composed of five colors: red, white and blue. Among them, red symbolizes the country, white symbolizes religion and blue symbolizes the king.

National flower: iron knife wood.

Location: Thailand is located in the middle of Indo-China Peninsula, bordering Cambodia in the east, Laos in the northeast, Myanmar in the west and northwest, Malaysia in the south, the Gulf of Thailand in the Pacific Ocean in the southeast and the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean in the southwest, with a land area of 565,438+/kloc-0.00 million square kilometers, which is equivalent to that of France.

Administrative divisions: The country is divided into 76 counties. According to the topography, it is divided into four regions: the fertile and vast central plain; Mountainous northeast plateau; Jungle-covered northern mountainous areas; The charming southern peninsula. Every region has its own dialect, but the dialect in central Bangkok is Mandarin. Each region also has different cultural traditions and eating habits, among which the north is greatly influenced by Myanmar, the northeast is greatly influenced by Laos, and there are more Muslims in the south, which has a strong Malay cultural color.

Population and area

Thailand has a population of over 60 million with a total area of 5 1.3 1 1,000 square kilometers.

Climatic characteristics

Thailand is located in the tropics and subtropics, and most of the country has a tropical monsoon climate, which is divided into three seasons: cool, rainy and hot. The temperature difference in Thailand is very small throughout the year. Even in the cool season, the monthly average temperature is not lower than 65438 08℃. In the hottest April, the highest temperature is generally between 33℃ and 38℃, and it is slightly cool at night. Therefore, schools have summer holidays in April.

One of the cities with the most international flights.

Thailand has more than 60 airlines. Air tickets from Thailand to Europe and America are very cheap. In other words, Bangkok is one of the cities with the cheapest international air tickets and the most international flights.

Second, religion, politics, economy and culture.

Religion: Thailand is a Buddhist country. 95% of the people in the country believe in Buddhism, and there are many Buddhist temples and pagodas, so it has the reputation of "the country of thousands of Buddhas". Buddhism has a great influence on Thailand's politics, economy, social life, culture and art. Southern Malays believe in Islam, accounting for about 4.66% of the total population. A few people also believe in Christianity and Hinduism.

political economics

Since World War II, the political situation has been stable and the economy has developed rapidly. Known as the fifth little dragon in Asia, Thailand is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Looking at Thailand from another angle, we will get more enlightenment and strong proof. 1The financial crisis in Southeast Asia that broke out in July 1997 originated in Thailand and quickly spread to all countries in the world. This is the result of Thailand's economic development to a certain degree of prosperity, and it also shows that Thailand's economy will have both positive and negative effects on the world economy. On the positive side, Thailand is the fastest-adjusting country among all Asian countries suffering from the financial crisis and is coming out of this crisis. At present, Thailand is following the law of economic development and moving towards another new stage.

chinese world

At present, there are more than 6 million Chinese in Thailand, accounting for 12% of Thailand's total population. Among the residents of the capital Bangkok, China people account for about 2/5. Many Chinese in Thailand have received higher education in Thailand or studied in Europe and America, and many of them work in industrial and commercial enterprises, cultural, educational and health units, scientific and technological circles and government agencies. Many senior Thai officials, such as current Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister chuan leekphai (Chinese name is Lu Jiwen), former Prime Minister Ban Han (Chinese name is Ma Dexiang), former Prime Minister Anambanarachun and most industrial and commercial tycoons are Chinese. Most Chinese in Thailand are engaged in commerce, trade, finance, tourism and service industries, which have made great contributions to the prosperity and development of Thailand's economy. Although today's Chinese in Thailand have been integrated into Thai society, they still maintain the fine traditions of Chinese ancestors, such as respecting the elderly, offering sacrifices to their ancestors and celebrating traditional festivals in China.

Royal Family: Thailand abolished absolute monarchy and established a constitutional monarchy in 1932. The current head of state is King bhumibol adulyadej. 1946, 1950. He is the ninth king of Bangkok dynasty and the longest reigning king in the world today. The royal family enjoys a high status in the eyes of Thais.

Language: Thai is the national language. English is widely used in cities, especially in tourist attractions. Chinese is also used in some places.

Currency: Thai currency is Thai baht (abbreviated as B), 1 Thai baht is equivalent to 100 shadang, and paper money is divided into 1000 baht, 500 baht, 100 baht, 50 baht, 20 baht and 10 baht. It is very convenient to exchange foreign currency in Thailand. Major banks have foreign exchange points in airports, tourist attractions and large shopping malls. Generally, the exchange rate of hotels is slightly lower than that of banks, so it is best to exchange it at banks. Office and business hours: the bank is open from 8: 30 am to 3: 00 pm every Monday to Friday. Some banks also open at the foreign exchange points of tourist attractions and shopping malls on weekends, and the time is the same as that of tourist attractions and shopping malls. The business hours of the mall are 10 at 9: 00 a.m.

food culture

It is famous for its spicy taste. The north and the south are different, and the north is light; Southeast spicy; South-central seafood is sweet; The southernmost provinces also like curry. Due to the large number of Chinese, Chinese food is very common in many places in Thailand, including university canteens.

Developed industry

Thailand has experienced hundreds of years of development, and its industry and tertiary industry (tourism, catering, catering and other services) are quite developed, especially agriculture and agricultural product processing industry. Thailand's tourism industry has developed quite well and it is a good place for sightseeing. Sightseeing from Thailand to neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos is convenient and cheap.

One of the signs of success.

1998 12. Thailand successfully hosted the 13th Asian Games (two Asian Games have been successfully held before).

Major festivals: There are many kinds of festivals in Thailand, such as New Year's Day in the West, Spring Festival in China, Songkran Festival in Thailand, various religious festivals, birthdays of royal family members, and various folk festivals and local festivals. More distinctive is the Songkran Festival of the Thai Lunar New Year, also known as Songkran Festival, which is held from April 13 to April 15 every year. During the festival, the younger generation splash water to pay tribute to their elders and pray for their blessings. Thais also believe that splashing water can wash away a year's troubles and frustrations, so during the water-splashing festival, with the "help" of enthusiastic Thais, it is difficult to have the opportunity to walk in the street without being splashed into a drowned rat. Another festival with Thai characteristics is called loi krathong, which is held every year on the day of 1 1 full moon. People use banana leaves, flowers and candles to make floating water lanterns, put them into the water, and pray silently, which is very poetic.

A brief history of Thai dynasty: human beings flourished in today's Thailand in prehistoric times, but it was not until the beginning of the 3rd century/kloc-0 that several large parks in the upper reaches of the Chao phraya River United to form a unified country and established the Sukhothai dynasty (1238- 1438), which was established in 1350. Sukhothai dynasty gradually declined and was eventually annexed by Dacheng dynasty. 1767, the Burmese army invaded, broke through the big city and set it on fire. After the downfall of Dacheng Dynasty, Zheng Xin, a descendant of China, defeated the Burmese army, made Wuli its capital, and established Wuli Dynasty (1767- 1782). After Zheng Xin's death, General Chakri ascended the throne, moved the capital to Bangkok on the other side, and established the Bangkok Dynasty (1782-). Chakri was called Rama I, and today's King bhumibol adulyadej is Rama IX.