Asia: Thailand

Thai Prathet Thai [land of the free], officially Kingdom of Thailand, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 65,444,000), 198,455 sq mi (514,000 sq km), Southeast Asia.

The best known of the TAI LANGUAGES, Thai is the national language of Thailand, spoken by the great majority of the population in the central and southern parts of the country.

Capital and port of Thailand, on the east bank of the River Chao Phraya

Capital of Chiang Mai prov., N Thailand, on the Ping River