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<<<THAILAND>>>

The Thailand flag is really simple. It’s red, white, and blue.

THAILAND Flag

There are about 50 different languages spoken in Thailand.

Languages

Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never ruled by European powers.

HISTORY

The local name for Thailand means “land of the free.”

Map

Thailand’s capital is Bangkok.

Thai Capital

BANGKOKBangkok is

the center for government, education, culture, and business. It is also Thailand's main port

This is a primary school for children in Thailand

Students

This university was established in 1917. It also the oldest university in Thailand.

University

Thailand is shaped like an elephant's head. Narrow southern Thailand is the trunk, and the North is the head and the ear.

Looks Like

Thai people really like hot pepper and they eat it mostly on everything.

(Ex. ant egg)

Food

Thai people are used to eating rice with their meal.

Favorite food

Most Thai people can't have sandwiches for their meal. They call sandwiches a snack.

SANDWICHES

Most Thai people do not sit down to eat a proper meal because they usually eat when they are hungry, especially kids and teenagers.

How they eat

The main food in Thailand is rice. Everyone has eaten it since they were born.

Main food

We can't really eat rice alone so we have to have something to go with it. There are many dishes of food to go with rice. Most of them are hot and spicy and that is what Thai food is about.

What Goes With Rice??

Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world.

Rice Fields

If you know some Thai person, you might hear them say "gin khao yung" every time you meet them. It means “Have you eaten yet?" or more precisely “Have you eaten rice yet?".

^^Eat^^

If you come to Thailand and stay with a Thai family then be careful you don't put on too much weight! All of the visitors that have come to stay at Thailand always go home weighing more!

Gain Weight

Thai Wedding

The Thai wedding ceremony is unique. It used to be more complex with lots of steps. Presently, it has been modified to be more modern and less complex.

Paper money is made in amounts of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 baht. Coins are 1, 5 and 10 baht pieces . The king's face is pictured on the front of every coin and every bill. By the way, it's about 42 baht per 1 US. dollar.

Money

Thai usually wear their traditional dress when it is a special day .

Dress

The population of Thailand is 67,764,033.

Population

Age Structure

0-14 years: 20.8% (male 7,013,877/female 6,690,554)15-64 years: 70.5% (male 23,000,156/female 23,519,298)65 years and over: 8.7% (male 2,612,269/female 3,162,282) (2009 est.)

Thailand is nearly 95% Buddhists.

Religion

Thai pillows has a lot of different designs and patterns.

Pillow

This art piece is about a royal white elephant, it’s made in or near the second half of the nineteenth century; but the artist is unknown.

Art

Elephants are a important part of Thai history and culture.

Elephants

Bamboo, coconut tree, mango, and papaya trees grow in Thailand most of all.

Trees

In Thailand about 50% of population ride Motorcycles.

Motorcycle

Thai popular car of 2010 is the Ettore bugatti.

car

Since 1932, Thailand has been a constitutional monarchy.

GOVERNMENT

The office of the "President of the People Committee" later changed to "Prime Minister of Siam“.

NEW GOVERMENT

This is the Standard of the Prime Minister.

STANDARD

The government house of Thailand is where the office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Thailand are settle.

President’s House

Phanom Rung, is a temple in Thailand.

Temple

Grand palace in Thailand was made in 1782.

Palace

Bangkok's Democracy monument : representation of the 1932 Constitution sits on top of two golden .

Democracy Monument

This House is the old meeting place of the two chambers of the national assembly of Thailand.

Old Meeting Area

This House is the new meeting place of the two chambers of the national assembly of Thailand.

New Meeting Place

This is Eastern Water Resources Development Public Company Limited, a water technology and wholesale supply company in Bangkok.

Company