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Thailand
15.0N 100.0E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
FOUNDATION OF THE CHAKRI DYNASTY AND BANGKOK · 1782
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1957 – present · Cold War Ally, Coups, and the Modern Kingdom
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14 October 1973 · Student uprising ends military rule 2 REFS
19 September 2006 · Coup against Thaksin Shinawatra 2 REFS
1910 – 1957 · Constitutional Revolution, the Name Thailand, and the World Wars
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24 June 1932 · Constitutional revolution 2 REFS
1942 · Alliance with Japan in World War II 2 REFS
1851 – 1910 · Siam's Survival: Mongkut, Chulalongkorn, and the Imperial Century
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1855 · The Bowring Treaty 2 REFS
1868–1910 · Reforms of Chulalongkorn (Rama V) 2 REFS
1767 – 1851 · Thonburi, Taksin, and the Founding of the Chakri Dynasty
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1767 · Taksin establishes Thonburi 1 REF
1782 · Founding of the Chakri dynasty and Bangkok 2 REFS
1351 – 1767 · The Kingdom of Ayutthaya
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1351 · Foundation of Ayutthaya 2 REFS
1767 · Sack of Ayutthaya by Burma 3 REFS
c. 1000 – 1438 · Tai Origins and the Sukhothai Kingdom
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1238 · Founding of the Sukhothai kingdom 2 REFS
c. 1279–1298 · Reign of Ramkhamhaeng the Great 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Population
- 68 m
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Languages
- Thai
- Currency
- Thai baht (฿)
- Demonym
- Thai
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$577 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$8,057’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
-0.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
138.4%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
72 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
76.6 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
62.8%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.2’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
91.1%’22 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
47.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
54.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
56.3’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
56.5’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
53.3’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
37.2’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
4.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.54’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
9.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
93.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
91.1%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
100.7%’25 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
92.1%’25 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
49.1%’25 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.9%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1,592’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
90.9%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
161’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
28.3%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
510,890 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
38.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
43.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
19.0%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
1.8%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.5%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
Rare earths
4,800 t’25 USGS-MCS
Military
Military burden
1.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$5.5 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
455,000’20 WB-SIPRI
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The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($577 B), superseding 2024 ($527 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($8,057), superseding 2024 ($7,347) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (2.4%), superseding 2024 (2.5%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (-0.1%), superseding 2024 (1.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (138.4%), superseding 2024 (136.7%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (72 m), superseding 2024 (72 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (62.8%), superseding 2024 (61.9%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14