Thailand
Thailand
Capital Bangkok
513,120 km² · 71,619,863 people (2025) · Thai baht
Roughly 3,200 km of coastline on two separate seas, the Andaman and the Gulf of Thailand, joined only by the narrow Kra Isthmus. The country's full ceremonial name for Bangkok, Krung Thep Mahanakhon and the rest, is the longest place name in the world at 168 letters in transliteration.
The facts
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Area
- 513,120 km² — 198,117 sq mi
- Population
- 71,619,863 (2025)
- Density
- 139.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Thai baht (THB, ฿)
- Official language
- Thai
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Calling code
- +66
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- TH · THA
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 52 of 200
- By population
- 20 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 580,367 | 57,532,493 |
| Yemen | 527,968 | 41,773,878 |
| Thailand ← | 513,120 | 71,619,863 |
| Spain | 505,370 | 49,355,143 |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 7,618,847 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Thailand?
- Bangkok
- What currency does Thailand use?
- The Thai baht (THB).
- How big is Thailand?
- 513,120 km², or 198,117 square miles — 52 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Thailand drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Kenya 580,367 km²
- Yemen 527,968 km²
- Spain 505,370 km²
- Turkmenistan 488,100 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)