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Geography
Area (km²)513,120329,847
ContinentAsiaAsia
Land area (km²)510,890328,657
Water area (km²)2,2301,190
Land boundaries (km)5,6732,742
Border countries
  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Brunei
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
Coastline (km)3,2194,675
Mean elevation (m)287419
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,5654,095
People
Population68,977,40032,652,083
Official languages
  • Thai
  • Bahasa Malaysia
ReligionBuddhistMuslim
Government
Long country nameKingdom of Thailand-
Short country nameThailandMalaysia
Long local nameRatcha Anachak Thai-
Short local namePrathet ThaiMalaysia
Former name
  • Siam
  • Federation of Malaya
Government typeConstitutional monarchyFederal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
CapitalBangkokKuala Lumpur
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)1,236,000,000,000933,300,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)455,400,000,000312,400,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.95.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)17,90029,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)34.128.5
Labor force38,370,00014,940,000
Unemployment rate (%)0.73.4
Population below poverty line (%)7.23.8
Budget revenues (USD)69,230,000,00051,250,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)85,120,000,00060,630,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.330.98
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.216.4
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-3.5-3
Public debt (% of GDP)41.954.1
Inflation rate (%)0.73.8
Central bank discount rate (%)1.53
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)4.424.61
Stock of narrow money (USD)62,390,000,000107,500,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)62,390,000,000107,500,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)584,900,000,000482,700,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)348,800,000,000383,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)51,080,000,0009,296,000,000
Exports (USD)235,100,000,000187,900,000,000
Imports (USD)203,200,000,000160,700,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)202,600,000,000102,400,000,000
External debt (USD)132,000,000,000217,200,000,000
National currencybathringgits
National currency (code)THBMYR
National currency (symbol)฿RM
National currency rate to USD34.344.343



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