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| Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย | |
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| Capital and largest city | Bangkok |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Vajiralongkorn |
• Prime Minister | Srettha Thavisin |
| Area | |
• Total | 513,120 km² |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 66,041,239 |
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a US-backed monarchy in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Laos and Cambodia to the east, Myanmar to the west and Malaysia to the south.
History
Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
See main article: Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782 –1932)
See main article: Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782 –1932)
Contemporary Thailand
The United States used Thailand as a base for its bombings of Vietnam and Laos during the Resistance War. The number of U.S. soldiers occupying Thailand reached 40,000, including 365 Green Berets fighting against guerrillas within Thailand.[1]
The baht failed in 1997, leading to a regional economic crisis that made Singapore and other countries rely on IMF loans.[2]
References
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 116–117). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Singapore' (p. 255). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]