THAILAND THAILAND REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE 1238 TRADITIONAL FOUNDING DATE DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 11 1997 POPULATION 60609046 1999 EST AREA 198115 SQ MI CAPITAL BANGKOK FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING TOURISM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AGRICULTURE RICE CORN TAPIOCA SUGARCANE SOYBEANS NATURAL RESOURCES TIN RUBBER NATURAL GAS TUNGSTEN TANTALUM TIMBER LEAD FISH GYPSUM LIGNITE FLUORITE CURRENCY BAHT GDP 369 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 61800 1998 EST LANGUAGES THAI OFFICIAL ENGLISH LAO CHINESE MALAY RELIGIONS BUDDHISM ISLAM LITERACY RATE 94 LIFE EXPECTANCY 66 YEARS MALE 73 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 16 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
