 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2020) |
 Satellite view of Thailand | |
| Continent | Asia |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 15°00′N 100°00′E / 15.000°N 100.000°E |
| Area | Ranked 50th |
| • Total | 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.57% |
| • Water | 0.43% |
| Coastline | 3,219 km (2,000 mi) |
| Borders | Total: 5,656 km (3,514 mi) Myanmar: 2,401 km (1,492 mi) Laos: 1,810 km (1,125 mi) Cambodia: 798 km (496 mi) Malaysia: 647 km (402 mi) |
| Highest point | Doi Inthanon 2,565 m (8,415 ft) |
| Lowest point | Andaman Sea −3,000 m (−9,800 ft) |
| Longest river | Chi River 765 km (475 mi) (Mekong River 980 km (610 mi) Nan–Chao Phraya 1,112 km (691 mi)) |
| Largest lake | Songkhla Lake 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Climate | Mostly tropical wet and dry or savanna climate |
| Terrain | High mountains, a central plain, and an upland plateau |
| Natural hazards | Droughts, rising sea levels, soil erosion |
| Exclusive economic zone | 299,397 km2 (115,598 sq mi) |
Thailand is in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a total size of 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) which is the 50th largest in the world. The land border is 4,863 km (3,022 mi) long with Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. The nation's axial position influenced many aspects of Thailand's society and culture.[1] It controls the only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore. It has an exclusive economic zone of 299,397 km2 (115,598 sq mi).
- ^ LePoer, Barbara Leitch, ed. (1987). Thailand: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division. pp. 60–65. OCLC 44366465.
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