Fast Facts
Location: Southeast Asia at the center of the Indochina Peninsula
Capital: Bangkok
Population: 67,091,089 (2012 estimation)
National Animal: Thai Elephant
Dominant Language: Thai
Currency: Baht ฿
Major Exports: Computers and parts, cars and parts, electrical circuits, rubber, plastic pellets, gems and jewelry,TVs, radios, garments, finished oil products, chemicals, iron, air-conditioners, canned and processed seafood, rice
Dominant Religion: Buddhism
Political System: Constitutional Monarchy
Military: The Royal Thai Armed Forces consists of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Capital: Bangkok
Population: 67,091,089 (2012 estimation)
National Animal: Thai Elephant
Dominant Language: Thai
Currency: Baht ฿
Major Exports: Computers and parts, cars and parts, electrical circuits, rubber, plastic pellets, gems and jewelry,TVs, radios, garments, finished oil products, chemicals, iron, air-conditioners, canned and processed seafood, rice
Dominant Religion: Buddhism
Political System: Constitutional Monarchy
Military: The Royal Thai Armed Forces consists of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Music
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Traditional Thai MusicTraditional Thai music is influenced heavily by surrounding cultures, in particular Chinese, Khmer, and Indian. This particular video features traditional Thai instruments such as the Siam Niramit, Zalor, and finger cymbals. Other traditional Thai instruments are seen in the photos below.
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Modern Thai MusicThis video features a compilation of pop hits from Thailand. The music and accompanying videos are highly westernized, and carry very few traces of the traditional music shown above. Instruments in these songs feature, drum set, keyboard, guitar, and bass. If one were to hear these without the lyrics sung, it would be difficult to identify the country of origin, since the melodies and underlying rhythms and music are highly-westernized.
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Websites
Thailand Tourism
http://www.tourismthailand.org/
Thai Cuisine
http://thai.food.com/