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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 Reference : 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

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Land boundaries : total: 4.863 km border countries: burma 1.800 km. cambodia 803 km. laos 1.754 km. malaysia 506 km

coastline : 238

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 Lands : 47.490 sq km (1998 est.)