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» Country Name
Kingdom of Thailand
» Population
65,444,371
» Government
constitutional monarchy
» Independence
1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
» Capital
Bangkok
» Language
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
» Currency
baht (THB)
» Religion
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
» 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
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