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The Kingdom of Thailand lies in
the heart of Southeast Asia, roughly equidistant between India
and China. It shares borders with Myanmar to the west and north,
Laos to the northeast, Cambodia (Kampuchea) on the southeast,
and Malaysia to the south. Thailand is approximately the same
size as France.
Thailand covers a land area of 513,115
square kilometers, from
North 5° 30¨ to 21° and from East 97° 30¨ to 105° 30¨, and
extends about 2,500 kilometers from north to south and 1,250
kilometers from east to west, with a coastline of approximately
1,840 kilometers on the Gulf of Thailand and 865 kilometers
along the Indian Ocean. Topographically the country is divided into four distinct areas:
the mountainous North, the fertile Central Plains, the semi-arid
plateau of the Northeast, and the peninsula South distinguished
by its many beautiful tropical beaches and offshore. |
