Thailand

Thailand

Thailand ranks 69th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uzbekistan, Iceland, and Jamaica. Memorable people born in present day Thailand include Vajiralongkorn, Chulalongkorn, and Thaksin Shinawatra. Memorable people who died in Thailand include Bhumibol Adulyadej, Chulalongkorn, and Ananda Mahidol. Thailand has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and singers.

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam until 1939, is a country located in mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. Its maritime boundaries include the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, as well as maritime borders with Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Thailand has a population of nearly 66 million people, covers an area of approximately 513,115 km2. The country's capital and largest city is Bangkok. Read more on Wikipedia