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Background A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, the name of the country was changed to “Thailand”. 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. The present king of Thailand is King Rama IX, King Bhumipol Adulyadej the Great and the present prime minister of Thailand is Dr. Thaksin Chinnawat. Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma Area slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming total: 514,000 sqkm land: 511,770 sqkm water: 2,230 sqkm lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m 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 Population: 64,865,523 Nationality noun: Thai (singular and plural) adjective: Thai Religions: Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991) Languages: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects Travel Information: http://www.tourismthailand.org/