- Country: Kingdom of Thailand
- Capital: Bangkok
- Area: 514,000 sq km
- Population: 58,851,357
- Languages: Thai, English the secondary language of the elite, ethnic and regional dialects
- Religions: Buddhism, Muslim, Christianity, Hinduism, other (1991)
- Life Expectancy: 64.89 male, 72.49 female (1996)
- Government: constitutional monarchy
- Currency: baht (B)
- Industry: tourism; textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages,tobacco, cement, light manufacturing, such as jewelry; electric appliances and components, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer.
- Agriculture: Rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans.
- Minerals and Resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite.
