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Internet country code [time series]

.th

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

1.231 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 37

Internet users [time series]

16.1 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 23

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok domestic: fixed line system provided by both a government owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly and outpacing fixed lines international: country code - 66; connected to major submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

7.024 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 26

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

62 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 17

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

111 (2006)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans

Budget [time series]

revenues: $48.24 billion expenditures: $51.33 billion (2008 est.)

Central bank discount rate [time series]

3.25% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 127 3.75% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

7.04% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 117 7.25% (31 December 2007)

Current account balance [time series]

-$113 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $15.76 billion (2007 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$65.09 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 46 $61.74 billion (31 December 2007)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

42 (2002) country comparison to the world: 55

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand was one of East Asia's best performers from 2002-04, averaging more than 6% annual real GDP growth. However, overall economic growth has fallen sharply - averaging 4.9% from 2005 to 2007 - as persistent political crisis stalled infrastructure mega-projects, eroded investor and consumer confidence, and damaged the country's international image. The growth rate fell to 2.6% in 2008. Exports were the key economic driver as foreign investment and consumer demand stalled. Export growth from January 2005 to November 2008 averaged 17.5% annually. Business uncertainty escalated, however, following the September 2006 coup when the military-installed government imposed capital controls and considered far-reaching changes to foreign investment rules and other business legislation. Although controversial capital controls have since been lifted and business rules largely remain unchanged, investor sentiment has not recovered. Moreover, the 2008 global financial crisis further darkened Thailand's economic horizon. Continued political uncertainty will hamper resumption of infrastructure mega-projects.

Electricity - consumption [time series]

129.5 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

Electricity - exports [time series]

773 million kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports [time series]

2.784 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - production [time series]

135.2 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 26

Exchange rates [time series]

baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)

Exports [time series]

$175.3 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 $150 billion (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances

Exports - partners [time series]

US 11.4%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.2%, Singapore 5.7%, Hong Kong 5.6%, Malaysia 5.6%, Australia 4.3% (2008)

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$273.3 billion (2008 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$548.7 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 $534.8 billion (2007 est.) $509.8 billion (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: 11.6% industry: 45.1% services: 43.3% (2008 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$8,400 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $8,200 (2007 est.) $7,900 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

2.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 137 4.9% (2007 est.) 5.2% (2006 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 33.7% (2004)

Imports [time series]

$157.3 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 $124.5 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels

Imports - partners [time series]

Japan 18.8%, China 11.2%, US 6.4%, UAE 6%, Malaysia 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.1%, Singapore 4% (2008)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

3.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 75

Industries [time series]

tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts; world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

5.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 2.2% (2007 est.)

Investment (gross fixed) [time series]

27.3% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

Labor force [time series]

37.78 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 42.6% industry: 20.2% services: 37.1% (2005 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$102.6 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 39 $196 billion (31 December 2007) $141.1 billion (31 December 2006)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

37.31 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2008) country comparison to the world: 107

Natural gas - imports [time series]

8.55 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 26

Natural gas - production [time series]

28.76 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 27

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

317.1 billion cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

Oil - consumption [time series]

942,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

Oil - exports [time series]

216,400 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 54

Oil - imports [time series]

826,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

Oil - production [time series]

361,300 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 34

Oil - proved reserves [time series]

441 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 48

Population below poverty line [time series]

10% (2004 est.)

Public debt [time series]

37.9% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 47.6% of GDP (November 2004 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$111 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 12 $87.46 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$7.013 billion (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 51

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$80.83 billion (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 40

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$274.1 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 26 $263.5 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of narrow money (Stock of money) [time series]

$28.76 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 29 $28.63 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of narrow money (Stock of quasi money) [time series]

$237.5 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 13 $224.9 billion (31 December 2007)

Unemployment rate [time series]

1.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 1.4% (2007 est.)

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 513,120 sq km country comparison to the world: 50 land: 510,890 sq km water: 2,230 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

Climate [time series]

tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid

Coastline [time series]

3,219 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

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

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 82.75 cu km/yr (2%/2%/95%) per capita: 1,288 cu m/yr (2000)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

15 00 N, 100 00 E

Geography - note [time series]

controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore

Irrigated land [time series]

49,860 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 4,863 km border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 27.54% permanent crops: 6.93% other: 65.53% (2005)

Location [time series]

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

Map references [time series]

Southeast Asia

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Natural hazards [time series]

land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts

Natural resources [time series]

tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

Terrain [time series]

central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere

Total renewable water resources [time series]

409.9 cu km (1999)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon

Capital [time series]

name: Bangkok geographic coordinates: 13 45 N, 100 31 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

24 August 2007

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Kingdom of Thailand conventional short form: Thailand local long form: Ratcha Anachak Thai local short form: Prathet Thai former: Siam

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Eric G. JOHN embassy: 120-122 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 mailing address: APO AP 96546 telephone: [66] (2) 205-4000 FAX: [66] (2) 254-2990, 205-4131 consulate(s) general: Chiang Mai

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador DON Pramudwinai chancery: 1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 944-3600 FAX: [1] (202) 944-3611 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (since 9 June 1946) head of government: Prime Minister ABHISIT Wetchachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva (since 17 December 2008); Deputy Prime Minister KORBSAK Saphawasu, also spelled KORBSAK Sabhavasu (since 22 December 2008); Deputy Prime Minister SANAN Kachornprasat, also spelled SANAN Kachornparsart (since 7 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister SUTHEP Thueaksuban, also spelled SUTHEP Thaugsuban (since 22 December 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers note: there is also a Privy Council advising the king elections: monarch is hereditary; according to 2007 constitution, prime minister is elected from among members of House of Representatives; following national elections for House of Representatives, leader of party that could organize a majority coalition usually was appointed prime minister by king; prime minister is limited to two 4-year terms

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red

Government type [time series]

constitutional monarchy

Independence [time series]

1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)

International organization participation [time series]

ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, BIS, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court or Sandika (judges appointed by the monarch)

Legal system [time series]

based on civil law system with influences of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral National Assembly or Rathasapha consisted of the Senate or Wuthisapha (150 seats; 76 members elected by popular vote representing 76 provinces, 74 appointed by judges and independent government bodies; all serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon (480 seats; 400 members elected from 157 multi-seat constituencies and 80 elected on proportional party-list basis of 10 per eight zones or groupings of provinces; all serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 2 March 2008 (next to be held in March 2014); House of Representatives - last election held on 23 December 2007 (next to be held by December 2011) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPP 233, DP 164, TNP 34, Motherland 24, Middle Way 11, Unity 9, Royalist People's 5 note: 74 senators were appointed on 19 February 2008 by a seven-member committee headed by the chief of the Constitutional Court; 76 senators were elected on 2 March 2008; elections to the Senate are non-partisan; registered political party members are disqualified from being senators

National holiday [time series]

Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Chat Thai Phattana Party or CP (Thai Nation Development Party) [CHUMPON Silpa-archa]; Democrat Party or DP (Prachathipat Party) [ABHISIT Wetchachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva]; Motherland Party (Phuea Phaendin Party) [CHANCHAI Chairungrueang]; Phuea Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP [CHAVALIT Yongchaiyudh]; Phumchai (Bhumjai) Thai Party or PCT (Thai Pride) [CHAVARAT Charnvirakul]; Royalist People's Party (Pracharaj) [SANOH Thienthong]; Ruam Jai Thai Party (Thai Unity Party) [WANNARAT Channukul]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

People's Alliance for Democracy or PAD; United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Introduction

Background [time series]

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US treaty ally following the conflict. A military coup in September 2006 ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat. The interim government held elections in December 2007 that saw the former pro-THAKSIN People's Power Party (PPP) emerge at the head of a coalition government. The anti-THAKSIN People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in May 2008 began street demonstrations against the new government, eventually occupying the prime minister's office in August. Clashes in October 2008 between PAD protesters blocking parliament and police resulted in the death of at least two people. The PAD occupied Bangkok's international airports briefly, ending their protests in early December 2008 following a court ruling that dissolved the ruling PPP and two other coalition parties for election violations. The Democrat Party then formed a new coalition government with the support of some of THAKSIN's former political allies, and ABHISIT Wetchachiwa became prime minister. Since January 2004, thousands have been killed as separatists in Thailand's southern ethnic Malay-Muslim provinces increased the violence associated with their cause.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 17,553,410 females age 16-49: 17,751,268 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 13,086,106 females age 16-49: 14,126,398 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 532,977 female: 510,737 (2009 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2009)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.8% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Military service age and obligation [time series]

21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males are registered at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)

People

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 20.8% (male 7,009,845/female 6,691,470) 15-64 years: 70.5% (male 22,977,945/female 23,512,538) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 2,594,387/female 3,119,225) (2009 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

13.4 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

Death rate [time series]

7.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

4.2% of GDP (2005) country comparison to the world: 99

Ethnic groups [time series]

Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

1.4% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 46

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

30,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

610,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 117 male: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Languages [time series]

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

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 73.1 years country comparison to the world: 110 male: 70.77 years female: 75.55 years (2009 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.6% male: 94.9% female: 90.5% (2000 census)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria animal contact disease: rabies water contact disease: leptospirosis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Median age [time series]

total: 33.3 years male: 32.4 years female: 34.2 years (2009 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai

Net migration rate [time series]

NA (2009 est.)

Population [time series]

65,905,410 country comparison to the world: 20 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0.615% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

Religions [time series]

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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2006)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 33% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities; Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Laos but disputes remain over several islands in the Mekong River; despite continuing border committee talks, Thailand must deal with Karen and other ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities, and as of 2006, over 116,000 Karen, Hmong, and other refugees and asylum seekers from Burma; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of historic boundary with missing boundary markers; Cambodia claims Thai encroachments into Cambodian territory and obstructing access to Preah Vihear temple ruins awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962; Thailand is studying the feasibility of jointly constructing the Hatgyi Dam on the Salween river near the border with Burma; in 2004, international environmentalist pressure prompted China to halt construction of 13 dams on the Salween River that flows through China, Burma, and Thailand

Illicit drugs [time series]

a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; transit point for illicit heroin en route to the international drug market from Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced the area of cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication efforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role in methamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumer of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government crackdowns

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 132,241 (Burma) (2007)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

105 (2009) country comparison to the world: 56

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 64 over 3,047 m: 8 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24 914 to 1,523 m: 15 under 914 m: 6 (2009)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 41 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 27 (2009)

Heliports [time series]

4 (2009)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 398 country comparison to the world: 25 by type: bulk carrier 53, cargo 135, chemical tanker 15, container 22, liquefied gas 28, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 100, refrigerated cargo 32, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: 16 (China 1, Japan 4, Malaysia 3, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UK 5) registered in other countries: 40 (Bahamas 5, Mongolia 1, Panama 10, Singapore 23, Tuvalu 1) (2008)

Pipelines [time series]

gas 1,348 km; refined products 323 km (2008)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

Railways [time series]

total: 4,071 km country comparison to the world: 41 standard gauge: 29 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 4,042 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways [time series]

total: 180,053 km (includes 450 km of expressways) (2006) country comparison to the world: 28

Waterways [time series]

4,000 km country comparison to the world: 27 note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2008)