cervantes magazine thailand
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THAILAND
By Ángela, Asia, Andrea and
Noelia.
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FAST FACTS
• THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THAILAND IS “Kingdom of Thailand”
• THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS Constitutional monarchy
• THE CAPITAL IS Bangkok • THE POPULATION IS 66,720,153 people• THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ARE: Thai, English, and
ethnic and regional dialects• THE NAME OF THE MONEY IS THE Baht• THE AREA IS 513,115 square kilometers (198,115
square miles)
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• Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia.
• Cambodia and Laos are in the the east and northeast; Myanmar is in the northwest; To the west is the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
• There are forests in the south.
• The highest mountains are in northern Thailand.
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WEATHER: It rains every day between the months of May and September.
PLANTS: – Lotus flowers are common and the favorite flower in
Thailand.– There are many trees too. – In the jungle, one can find carnivorous plants. ANIMALS:In the forests there are: tigers, elephants, wild ox, leopards,
and the Malayan tapir, cobras and crocodiles.
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• The first settlements were built around 2000 B.C. (before Christ).
• Archeologist have found pottery, tools, and jewelery.
• Thailand means “land of the free.” • The first name was Siam• Then, in 1939, they changed the name to
Thailand.
HISTORY
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE-About 90 percent of the people are Buddhist, but about three
million Muslims live in the south near the border with
Malaysia.
-Thai children go to elementary school for six years. Then they
may attend high school for another six years, but their families
must pay for the education. Boys begin military training in
ninth grade.
-Food in Thailand is influenced by Chinese and Indian cultures.
-Most Thai dishes are spicy and many common dishes include
hot chilies, lemongrass, basil, ginger, and coconut milk.
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-Food in Thailand is influenced by Chinese and Indian cultures.-Most Thai dishes are spicy and many common dishes include hot chilies, lemongrass, basil, ginger, and coconut milk.-Thai farmers cultivate mulberry trees that feed silkworms. The worms create silk, which is made into beautiful silk clothing in-Thailand, France, and the United States.-Bangkok is called the Venice of the East because there are 83 canals. As many as 10,000 boats full of fruits, vegetables, and fish crowd the canals and create a floating market. -The city of Bangkok is home to many impressive Buddhist structures featuring gold-layered spires, graceful pagodas, and giant Buddha statues.
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Phisical Geograpy
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• Doi Inthanon , Doi Pha Hom Pok, Doi chiang da , Phu soi dao, Phu khe, Doi Mae Tho, Doi Phu Kha, Doi Ang khang, Khao Luang, Dopi Phi Pan Nam.
MOUNTAINS IN THAILAND
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• BAN BONG RIVER, CHAO PHRAYA RIVER, MEKONG RIVER, RUAK RIVER, NA RIVER, DURK RIVER, ING RIVER, KAM IN RIVER, PA DAENG RIVER, YAI RIVER…
RIVERS IN THAILAND
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Caves in Thailand
•Doi Nang Non•Tham Hua Kalok•Tham Lot cave•Naresuan Cave•Spirit Cave Thailand
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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
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·COUNTRIES1º- AFGHANISTAN 13º-JAPAN2º-ARABIA 14º-JORDAN3º-ARMENIAN 15º-KAZAGHISTAN4º-AZERBAIJÁN 16º-MALDIVES5º-BANGLADÉS 17º-KIRGIZTAN6º,-BREIN 18º-LAOS7º-BIRMANIA/MYNMAR 8º- LEBANON9º-BHUTÁN 10º-CAMBOYAN11º-IRÁN12º-ISRAEL
ASIA
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Capital of Asia1º- Kabul 10º- Nom Pen2º- Riad 11º- Tehran3º- Yerevan 12º- Jerusalem4º- Baku 13º- Tokio5º- Daca 14º- Amman6º- Manama 15º- Astana7º- Naypyidaw 16º- Male8º- Beirut 17º- Biskek9º- Timbu 18º- Vientiane
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-Afghani - Afghanistan -Akşa – Tuva-Bolívar - Venezuela -Cedi - Ghana -ChDalasi - The Gambia Daler- Danish West Indieservonets – Russia-Angolan escudo - Angola -Cape Verdean escudo - Cape Verde-Fanam - Madras Presidency -Fiorino – Tuscany-Gineih - Egypt Gourde - Haiti
MONENTARY UNIT
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• Indian-India• Turkey-Turkey• Thai-Thailand• Lao-Laos• Japanese-japan• Chinese-Chaina• Philipino-Philiphinas
LANGUAGES
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