Travel and Tourism - Thailand - August 2015
Thailand – Key Facts
 
Capital: 	Bangkok	
Population: 	67,741,401	
Climate: 	Tropical: rainy, warm and cloudy south-west monsoon from mid-May to September; dry, cool north-east monsoon from November to mid-March; southern isthmus always hot and humid	
Language:  	Thai (official) (90.7%), Burmese (1.3%), other (8%)	
Total area:  	513,120 sq. km	
Ethnic groups: 	Thai (95.9%), Burmese (2%), other (1.3%), unspecified (0.9%)	
Religion:  	Buddhist (official) (93.6%), Muslim (4.9%), Christian (1.2%), other (0.2%), none (0.1%)	
Currency: 	Thai Baht (THB)	
Total tourist arrivals:  	24,779,760 (2014, Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports) 	
Total international tourism receipts: 	US$42,082 billion (2013, UNWTO)	
GDP: 	US$380.5 billion (2014 est, CIA World Factbook)	
Unemployment rate:  	1% (2014 est, CIA World Factbook)	
Major airports: 	Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK), Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), Phuket International Airport (HKT), Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)	
Major ports and harbours:  	Bangkok Port, Laem Chabang Port, Chiang Saen Port, Chiang Khong Port, Songkhla Port, Phuket Port