10 Interesting Thailand Facts

If you want to know more about one of the nicest countries in Asia, you should read the following Thailand facts. Thailand is a sweet and cultural place that you can visit with your family on the vacation in this year. It is famous because of the scenic beauty, ancient kingdom, traditional dance, pagoda and hospitality of the people. There are many things that you can buy as souvenirs.

1. Land Of Smiles

The first point of Thailand facts tells us about the nice name of this country. People love to call it as the Land of Smile since the local people living here like to greet the visitors with smile and hospitality. Most of them are gentle, soft spoken and friendly to others.

 

2. Siam

In the past, Thailand was called as Siam. This country altered its name in 1949 as Thailand. The word Thailand is derived from the Thai language. It means Land of the Free or Land of Freedom.

 

3. Ruler

The ruler of Thailand was called as Mon, but Khmer also took part in maintaining Thailand. This country is also a house of Mon Empire. It is one of the largest Buddhist Empire in the world which has a great relationship with the merchants coming from India for centuries.

 

4. Bhumibol Adulyadej

There are some important people in Thailand. One of them is King Rama I. Bangkok was built as the capital city of Thailand under the commission of this man in 1782. This man also created Chakri Dynasty. In this day, Thailand is ruled by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

5. Culture

People love to visit Thailand because it has captivating and fascinating culture to learn and study. It is one of the nations in the world which still holds the culture tightly in daily life. The culture of this country is a bit similar with Cambodian culture.

 

6. Religion

Most people living here for about 95 per cent of them are Buddhists. The Muslim people are only 4.6 percent. You can find them living on the southern area of Thailand. Other religions like Catholic and Christian occupy 0.75 percent.

 

7. Prohibition

If you make a visit to this nice country, you need to make sure that you know some prohibitions that you should not do to make the local people upset. One of them is touching the head of others. This is considered as impolite behavior.

 

8. Land of white Elephant

The eighth point of Thailand facts informs us about the nice animal in this country. Thailand is well known as the land of white elephant. This animal is highly praised by the local people since it is used as the symbol of prosperity.

 

9. UNESCO heritage

There are several UNESCO heritages that you can visit in this country. Some of them include Historic City of Ayutthaya & Associated Historic Towns, Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai Forest Complex, Ban Chiang Archaeological Site, and Historic Town of Sukhtohai & Associated Historic Towns.

 

10. Land area

The last point of Thailand facts is about the total land of this country. It occupies the area of 198,000 square miles or 514,000 km². The land area is a bit larger if you compare it with the state of California, USA.

 

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