Do you know the country withthe longest named capital in

the world?

Thailand

Index

● Society: Clara Salas

● Geography: Adam Rajic

● Foreign relations: Adam Rajic

● Domestic policy: Cristina Silván

● Economy: Marian Salmador

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Society: RELIGION

94% Buddhist (61 million people)

5% Muslims

1% Christians

In the capital, Bangkok there are

about 400 different temples

Wat Rong khun: White

temple

Society: CULTURE

Thailand´s culture is

influenced by China

and India.

Is the only Southeast

Asian nation that has

never been conquer by

another country

There´s a Padaung

tribe in the

North(women have

to wear neck rings)

Society: LANGUAGES

The official language

of nation is Thai

Isan is spoken by

over 20 million

people

Dialects: Isan, Chang,

Northern Thai.

Geography

Foreign relations● Strong ties with Southeast Asian

States

● Member of international organizations

ASEAN, UN etc.

IssuesThailand-Cambodia

border dispute

Domestic policy

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND ORDER

They wanted to replace the caretaker of the government

CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC MONARCHY

18 constitutions to reduce the authority of the government

Military coup on 22 May 2014

ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

The monarch was the originator of all laws and the head of the government

Revolution

(1932)

Thai Prime Minister

Thaksin ShinawatraThai army

Yingluck Shinawatra

Main protagonists of Thai

coup d’état in 2014

Economy

Thailand

achieved steady

growth due

largely to

industrial and

agriculture

exports

Economy

Unemployment, at less

than 1% of the labor

force, stands as one of

the lowest levels in the

world

Thailand also attracts

nearly 2.5 million

migrant workers from

neighboring countries

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