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Wat Hua Lamphong, Rama IV Road. (Bangkok, 2001)
Photographer: Kriengkrai Waiyakij [courtesy via Chiranan Prasertkul]
Language Contact Person:
Ngampit Jagacinski
Phone: 255-3099
Office: 186 Rockefeller
Thai
Population:
64,265, 276 (2003 est.)
Capital:
Bangkok (BKK)
Land area:
198,455 sq. mi.
People:
Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, Others 11%
Religion:
Buddhism 94.4%, Islam 4%,Hindu 1.1%, Christian .5%
State:
Parliamentary system, constituional monarchy
The Thai language:
Official language based on Bangkok speech, Analytic language with 5 tones, Indic derived alphabetic writing system
Resources:
Thai newspapers in English
http://www.bangkokpost.com/
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/
Thai newspapers in Thai
http://www.matichon.co.th/
http://www.dailynews.co.th/
http://www.thairath.co.th/
http://www.siamrath.co.th/
Thai materials
Wason Collection in Kroch Library at
Olin Library, Cornell
Events in New York city
http://www.thailinks.org
Cornell Area Program Affiliation:
Southeast Asia Program
Last edited by elk38 on Fri Jan 09 2009 at 02:37 PM.
