Region / Continent: Southeast Asia
Capital City: Bangkok
Official Language: Thai
Population: 71.67 million (2024)
About: Thailand is known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, an ultramodern cityscape rises next to quiet canal-side communities and the iconic temples of Wat Arun, Wat Pho and the Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew). Nearby beach resorts include bustling Pattaya and fashionable Hua Hin.
Nicknamed ‘Land of the Free’, as Thailand is the only Southeast Asian nation never colonized by a European power.
