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Location :Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand , southeast of Burma Geographic coordinates:15 00 N, 100 00 E Area:total: 514,000 sq km land: 511,770 sq km water: 2,230 sq km Area - comparative:slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming 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 Maritime claims:continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm 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 Terrain:central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere Elevation extremes:lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m Natural resources:tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land Land use:arable land: 34% permanent crops: 6% permanent pastures: 2% forests and woodland: 26% other: 32% (1993 est.) Irrigated land :44,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards:land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts Environment - current issues :air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting Environment - international agreements:party to: Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea Geography :note: controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore |
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