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Geography

Geography

Situated in the heart of the Southeast Asian mainland and covering an area of 513,115 sq. km., from North 5 o30" to 21o and from East 97 o30" to 105o 30", Thailand borders the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand to the east, Myanmar and the Indian Ocean to the west, and Malaysia to the south. Thailand has maximum dimensions of about 2,500 kilometers north to south and 1,250 kilometers east to west, with a coastline of approximately 1,840 kilometers on the Gulf of Thailand and 865 kilometers along the Indian Ocean.

Thailand is the world's 51st-largest country in terms of land area, making it about the size of Spain. It has a surface area of approximately 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi).It is the 20th most populous country.

Land Use
arable land: 27.54%
permanent crops: 6.93%
other: 65.53% (2005)

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