Forex Trading Business

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 ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing separatist violence in its southern ethnic Malay-Muslim provinces.

Main Airports

Bangkok International (BKK) (Suvarnabhumi), Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), Phuket International Airport (HKT)

U.S. Embassy

120/22 Wireless Road, Bangkok
tel. 66-2-205-4000

Statistics

GDP: purchasing power parity:

$560.7 billion (2005 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

4.5% (2005 est.)

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity:

8,300 (2005 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.5% (2005 est.)

Labor force:

35.36 million (2005 est.)

Exports:

$105.8 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Exports - partners:

US 15.5%, Japan 13.7%, China 8.3%, Singapore 6.8%, Hong Kong 5.6%, Malaysia 5.2% (2005)

Imports:

$107 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Imports - partners:

Japan 22%, China 9.4%, US 7.4%, Malaysia 6.8%, UAE 4.8%, Singapore 4.5% (2005)

Population:

64,631,595 (July 2006 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.68% (2006 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line:

10% (2004 est.)

Major Industries:

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

Employing Workers: 46*

Registering Property: 18*

Enforcing Contracts: 44*

Closing a Business: 38*

*2006 World Bank rank out of 175 countries