Thailand Facts and Figures |
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Country Name: |
Kingdom of Thailand |
Government: |
constitutional monarchy |
Capital: |
Bangkok |
Land: |
511,770 sq km |
Natural Resources: |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
Population: |
65,068,149 |
Median Age: |
32.4 years |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.663% (2007 est.) |
Birth Rate: |
13.73 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Adult Literacy: |
92.6% |
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
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$596.5 billion (2006 est.) |
GDP (Official Exchange Rate): |
$197.7 billion (2006 est.) |
GDP – Real Growth Rate: |
5% (2006 est.) |
GDP – Per Capita (PPP): |
$9,200 (2006 est.) |
GDP – Composition by Sector: |
agriculture: 10.7% |
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industry: 44.6% |
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services: 44.7% (2006 est.) |
Labor Force: |
36.55 million (2006 est.) |
Labor Force by Occupation: |
agriculture: 49% |
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industry:14% |
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services:37% (2000 est.) |
Unemployment Rate: |
2.1% (2006 est.) |
Industrial Production Growth Rate: |
6% (2006 est.) |
Industrial Production Growth Rate: |
6% (2006 est.) |
Electricity Production: |
124.6 billion kWh (2005) |
Electricity Consumption: |
117.7 billion kWh (2005) |
Electricity Consumption: |
117.7 billion kWh (2005) |
Oil Production: |
230,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil Consumption: |
900,000 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
Natural Gas Production: |
22.73 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural Gas Consumption: |
31.23 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Exports: |
$128.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
Imports: |
$113.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
Telephone Lines: |
7.073 million (2006) |
Cellular Telephones: |
40.816 million (2006) |
Radio Broadcast Stations: |
AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999) |
TV Broadcast Stations: |
111 (2006) |
Internet Hosts: |
973,941 (2007) |
Internet Users: |
8.466 million (2006) |
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