Pattaya and Thailand info
National Flag Thailand's national flag, ceremoniously raised each morning in every town and village, is composed of five horizontal bands of red, white, and blue. The harmony of design expresses the complimentary nature of these three pillars of the Thai nation. |
Red represents nation. |
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Capital : Bangkok |
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Climate : Thailand is a warm and
rather humid tropical country with monsoonal climate. Temperatures
are highest in March and April with average temperature of 28 degree
Celsius to 38 degrees Celsius and humidity averaging between 82.8
percent to 73 percent |
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| Population : The population in Thailand
is approximately 62 million, of which around 6 million live in the
capital city, Bangkok. Language : The national and official language is Thai while English is widely spoken and understood in major cities, particularly in Bangkok in business circles and touristic places. Business Hours : Government and business offices are open from 8:30 to 16:30 hours, Monday to Friday. |
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Electricity : 220 volts 50 cycles throughout the country |
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| Emergency Calls Thailand : Mobile Police: 191 Fire Brigade: 199 Tourist Information (TAT Head Office): 0-2694-1222 ext. 1000-1004, 0-2282-9773-6 Tourist Information (Airport Office): Terminal I : 0-2523-8972-3 , Terminal II : 0-2535-2669 Tourist Police: 195, 1155 Tourist Service Centre: 1155 |
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Emergency Calls Pattaya : |
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Actual Visa information click here. Information about Thailand in different languages click here. |
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Location : Thailand
is situated in the heart of the Southeast Asian mainland, covering
an area of 513,115 sq.km. and extends about 1,620 kilometres from
north to south and 775 kilometres from east to west. Thailand borders
the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Union of Myanmar to
the North, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand to
the East, the Union of Myanmar and the Indian Ocean to the West,
and Malaysia to the south.
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