Official name: Kingdom of Thailand

Size: 198,456 square miles; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

Capital: Bangkok

Population: 65,444,371 as of July 2005

Population Under Age 14: 23.9%

Official language: Thai

Currency: Baht

Religion: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%

Literacy: 92.6%

Climate: Warm, humid and rainy mid-May to October; cool and dry November to mid-March

Agriculture: Rice, cassava, corn, sugarcane, coconuts

Resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, timber, lead, fish

Major Industries: Tourism, clothing, beverages, cement, furniture, plastics