Thailand is situated in the heart of the Southeast Asian mainland, making it a natural gateway to Indochina, Myanmar and Southern China. It covers an area of 513,115 sq km and extends about 1,620 kilometers from north to south and 775 kilometers from east to west.
With advantages – superiority in geographical location, plentiful resources, stable politics, surging economy, complete supply-chain, skilled workforce, enormous marketplace, and hospitable tourist spot – over her neighbors, Thailand is the best place to work, live, learn, shop and play.
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History
Thailand is in the region south of China occupying the central Sino-Tibetan Peninsular dividing the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Previously called Siam for hundreds of year, the country was united under the Rattanakosin Dynasty since 1782. Under the reign of King Chularongkorn Rama V, Siam was transformed into a modernized country, evolving to become one of the more prominent nations of the region, free from western colonization. During the reign of Rama VII, Siam has been politically reformed into a democratic country with constitutional monarchy and, in 1939, renamed Thailand.
Economy
Modern Thailand has developed into one of the leading dual sectors economy of the region. Agriculture is the main mechanism of the society, until recently that industrialization has accompany other sectors as the driver of GDP. For hundreds of years, Thailand has been a leading agri-based economy of the region. Rice is the main crop of the country, and now the number one producer of rice in the world. Currently, Thailand is also known as “kitchen of the world” because it exports an enormous percentage of meat, poultry, fruits, and vegetable. On the other hand, Thailand is also expanding its industrialized economy. Processed foods, high-tech products, automobiles are part of the government export policies.
The Land of Smiles
Sawasdee, the Thai way of greeting and farewell, is spoken with a ’wai’ gesture. Wai is generally offered first by the younger of the two people meeting, with their palms pressed together, fingertips pointing upwards as the head is bowed towards the hands, usually coinciding with the spoken word “Sawasdee.”