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Tabular Data - Geography of Thailand
| Location : |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
| Geographic Coordinates : |
15 00 N, 100 00 E |
| Map References : |
Southeast Asia |
| Area : |
total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km
water: 2,230 sq km |
| Area - Comparative : |
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming |
| Land Boundaries : |
total: 4,863 km
border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km |
| Coastline : |
3,219 km |
| Maritime Claims : |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate : |
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid |
| Terrain : |
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere |
| Elevation Extremes : |
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m |
| Natural Resources : |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
| Land Use : |
arable land: 29.36%
permanent crops: 6.46%
other: 64.18% (2001) |
| Irrigated Land : |
47,490 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural Hazards : |
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
| Environment - Current Issues : |
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting |
| Environment - International Agreements : |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Geography - Note : |
Controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore. |
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