Land of Smiles and Royal White Elephants...=)

• Thailand, in Southeast Asia, is dominated by the Chao Phraya River basin, which contains Bangkok—the capital and largest city, with some 9.7 million people.

• 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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Distinctive rock formations hide many a cave and cove along the beautiful Thai coast near Phuket. Photograph by Jodi Cobb Thailand Information and History Thailand, in Southeast Asia, is dominated by the Chao Phraya River basin, which contains Bangkok—the capital and largest city, with some 9.7 million people. Thailand is bigger than the United Kingdom, Iceland, Belgium and Austria combined. Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit was one of the most beautiful women in the 20th century.