FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 62,354,402

AREA 198,114 sq miles

CURRENCY baht (THB)

EXCHANGE 41.4 baht per 1 US$ (July 2003)

CAPITAL Bangkok

GDP $410 billion (2001 est.) purchasing power parity

GDP GROWTH 4.9% (2002)

NATURAL RESOURCES tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, timber, lead, fish, lignite

EXPORT COMMODITIES computers, transistors, seafood, clothing, rice

MAJOR EXPORT PARTNERS U.S. 23%, Japan 14%, Singapore 8%, China 6%, Hong Kong 5%