Thailand, city if wonders

The official name is the Kingdom of Thailand. This country, centered

around its capital Bangkok, has 198,456 square miles. Within these

boundaries there are 54,862,000 people which roughly is 276.4 people per

square mile. 19.8% is urban and 80.2% is rural. This country is divided into

72 provinces.

        Thai is the language that is spoke throughout this country and

Buddhism is officially taught. 88.8% of Thailand's people are literate. The

governing body consists of a constitutional monarchy and is run by the king.

The legislature is organized by a national assembly.

        Geographically, the biggest peak is Doi Inthanon and the lowest point

of elevation is sea level. The major rivers that flow through Thailand are the:

Chao Phyraya, Chi, Mekong, Mun, and the Ping.

        Thailand is 985 miles north to south and 510 miles east to west.

Burma borders Thailand on the north and west (across the Salween River),

on the north and east by Laos (across the Mekong River), and on the south

(across the Isthmus of Kra) by Malaysia. There is 1200 miles of coastline

along the gulf of Thailand, which leads into the south China Sea. The

western side of the Malay Peninsula is by the Andaman Sea. The Thai

people describe their land as:

        'An elephants head'

                 - The trunk is in the south.

                 - The ears in the north.

                 - The mouth is in the delta and harbor of the Chao Phyraya

                  River.

                 - The central plains of the river basis is where the eyes and

                  brains are located.

        The vegetation of Thailand contains such plants as; rice, 250 varieties

of bamboo, coconut palm, banana plants, orchards of durain, mango,

rambutan, litchi, mangosteen, papaya, and a variety of other fruit plants.

        The entire region...