Passport card
Kingdom of Thailand
Thailand
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Baht
- Languages
- Thai
- People
- About 6.6 crore
- Size
- About 5.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
- Old name
- Siam, until 1939
- Time
- 1½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Bangkok
⭐ Thailand is the only country in South-East Asia never ruled by a European power.
Your Thailand stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Thailand
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Thailand
Turn the globe with your finger. Thailand has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Thailand and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 6 times the size of Thailand.
- PeopleIndia has about 22 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 6.6 crore in Thailand.
- DistanceBangkok is about 2,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeThailand is 1½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Bangkok.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Thailand, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Thailand
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Thailand's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Thailand back on the map
Thailand and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Thailand worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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