חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
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Geographic coordinates: |
15 00 N, 100 00 E |
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 4,863 km
border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km |
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Coastline: |
3,219 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid |
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Terrain: |
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m |
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Natural resources: |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
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Land use: |
arable land: 29.36%
permanent crops: 6.46% other: 64.18% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
47,490 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore |
More about Thailand:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
15 00 N, 100 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
|
Area: |
total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 4,863 km
border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km |
|
Coastline: |
3,219 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid |
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Terrain: |
central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m
highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m |
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Natural resources: |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 29.36%
permanent crops: 6.46% other: 64.18% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
47,490 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore |
More about Thailand: