Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Geographic coordinates:
15 00 N, 100 00 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
513,120 sq km
country comparison to the world: 51
land:
510,890 sq km
water:
2,230 sq km
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
total:
4,863 km
border countries:
Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
3,219 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
continental shelf:
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere
lowest point:
Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point:
Doi Inthanon 2,576 m
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
arable land:
30.71%
permanent crops:
8.77%
other:
60.52% (2011)
64,150 sq km (2007)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
438.6 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
57.31 cu km/yr (5%/5%/90%)
per capita:
845.3 cu m/yr (2007)
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore