Thailand
Thailand
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Prathet Thai
ประเทศไทย
Southeast Asia
Area 513K km²
Arable 31%
Population 67.7M (136/km²)
Gov’t Constitutional Monarchy
Capital Bangkok (8.4M)
GCP/capita $9,900
In poverty 13%
Wealth owned by top 10 percent 31%
Life expectancy 74 yrs
Infant Mortality 10/1K live births
HIV/AIDS 1%
Literacy 94%
Languages Thai, Isan, Yawi, Burmese, English, other
Religions Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, other
Labor Force Agriculture 38%, industry 14%, services 48%
PCVs 1962–present CURRENT: 91 TTD: 5,200; education, youth development
Adult Books
ed James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger, 2002
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Series: Travelers' Tales Guides
Format: Paperback: 488 pages
ISBN-10: 1885211759 / ISBN-13: 978-1885211750
About this book: Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward.
Kids' Books
Tom Glass, illus Elena Gerard, 1997, AGES 9–12
Publisher: Linnet Books, North Haven, Conn.
Format 119 p.
ISBN 0-208-02457-3
Synopsis: Twenty-three vignettes present Nong, a ten-year-old girl living in present-day Thailand, and the characters of her village as they slowly make the transition from rural poverty to western modernization.
Films
Film: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Director: , 2010
Languages: Thai
Film: Pee Mak
Director: , 2013
Languages: Thai
Music
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