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:
total: 513,120 sq km
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land: 510,890 sq km
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water: 2,230 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 52

Area - comparative:
about three times the size of Florida; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Area comparison map: about three times the size of Florida; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

Land boundaries:
total: 5,673 km
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border countries (4): Burma 2,416 km, Cambodia 817 km, Laos 1,845 km, Malaysia 595 km

Coastline:
3,219 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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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
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Terrain:
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere

Elevation:
mean elevation: 287 m
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,565 m

Natural resources:
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

Land use:
agricultural land: 41.2% arable land 30.8%; permanent crops 8.8%; permanent pasture 1.6%
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forest: 37.2%
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other: 21.6% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
64,150 sq km (2012)
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Population - distribution:
highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country

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:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note:
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore; ideas for the construction of a canal across the Kra Isthmus that would create a bypass to the Strait of Malacca and shorten shipping times around Asia continue to be discussed