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Kra, Isthmus of

(Encyclopedia) Kra, Isthmus ofKra, Isthmus ofkrä [key], narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the…

Nakhon Pathom

(Encyclopedia) Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathomnäˈkôn pätŭmˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 44,999), capital of Nakhon Pathom prov., SW Thailand, on the Mekong River. It is a transportation and commercial center…

2013 World News: Thailand

Anti-government Protests Prompt Prime Minister to Dissolve Parliament Yingluck ShinawatraRelated Links Thailand Country Profile 2013 Year in…

2010 Year in Review - Thailand

Major World News Stories of 2010 Flag of Thailand Related Links Thailand Country Profile 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the Nation 2010 People in the…

Thailand Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Thailand Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Thai Relations PEOPLEThailand's population is…

Lop Buri

(Encyclopedia) Lop BuriLop Burilŭp b&oobreve;rēˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 40,190), capital of Lop Buri prov., S Thailand. Originally called Lavo, it was ruled by the Mons in the 7th and 8th cent.…

Phuket

(Encyclopedia) PhuketPhuketp&oomacr;ˈkĭt [key], island, 206 sq mi (534 sq km), a province of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. The town of Phuket is the…

Chiang Mai

(Encyclopedia) Chiang Mai Chiang Mai jyängˈ mīˈ [key] or Chiengmai Chiang Mai…

Battambang

(Encyclopedia) BattambangBattambangbătˈəmbăng [key], city (1995 est. pop. 110,000), capital of Battambang prov., W Cambodia, in a great rice-growing area. The second largest city in Cambodia, it is a…

Pattani

(Encyclopedia) Pattani or PataniPataniboth: pätˈtänēˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 41,605), capital of Pattani prov., S Thailand, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, near the mouth of the Gulf of…