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Thailand Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/thailand/thailand_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma Geographic coordinates 15 00 N, 100 00 E Map references Southeast Asia Area
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming Land boundaries
Coastline 3,219 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid Terrain central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere Elevation extremes
Natural resources tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite Land use
Irrigated land 44,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts Environment - current issues air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore
NOTE: The information regarding Thailand on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Thailand Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Thailand Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |