THAILAND

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Thailand People

Country Name: Kingdom of Thailand

Capital City: Bangkok

Population: 10% (2004 est.)

Population Growth: 0.663% (2007 est.)

Currency: baht (THB)

Languages: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite)

Area: 514,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5.1% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2.1% (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF THAILAND

Age Structure 0-14 years:

21.6% (male 7,195,750/female 6,870,858)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

70.1% (male 22,547,238/female 23,092,881)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

8.2% (male 2,437,640/female 2,923,782) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

32.4 years

Median Age - male:

31.6 years

Median Age - female:

33.2 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.663% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

13.73 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.047 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.976 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.834 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.979 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.55 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

70.24 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

74.98 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A;vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations

Nationality:

Thai (singular and plural)

Ethnic Groups:

Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%

Religions:

Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)

Languages:

Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects