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Thailand

Religion

Government

• Government: Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary System

• Prime Minister: Yingluck Shinawatre

• King: Bhumibol Adulyadej

• Currency: Thai Baht

• 95% of their population consists of Buddhist
• Believe that life does not begin with birth and end with death, but rather that every person has several lives.
• They believe in Karma - The cycle of rebirth is determined by karma, literally "action". In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers to actions driven by intention (cetanā), a deed done deliberately through body, speech or mind, which leads to future consequences.

A Brief History

European Influence

• The first Europeans to reach Thailand were the Portuguese in 1511.
• They were followed by the Dutch in 1605
• The English in 1612 and the French in 1662
• 1688 the French were expelled and Thailand adopted an isolationist policy
• The European colonial powers threatened in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but Thailand survived as the only Southeast Asian state to avoid European colonial rule because the French and the British decided it would be a neutral territory to avoid conflicts between their colonies.

Climate

Introduction

Early Farming

• Southwest - tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy monsoon (mid-May to September)
• Northeast - dry, cool (November to mid-March)
• Southern isthmus (a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land) is always hot and humid

• The earliest inhabitants were hunter-gatherers.

• 4,000 BC they began farming rice

• At first the farmers used stone tools but about

• 3,000 BC bronze was discovered.

• 500 BC the Thai people used iron

Population

Flag and Coat of Arms

• The vast majority are ethnic Thais, who make up about 80% of the population. Thailand's estimated population as of 2007 was 63,038,247. The population density is 317 people per square mile.
• The annual population growth is 0.3%

The flag of Thailand:

• Horizontal stripes of the colours red, white and blue as adopted on September 28, 1917

• Colour red stands for the land and people, blue for the monarchy and white for Theravada Buddhism

Arms of the Kingdom of Siam:

• The strength of the nation
• The old and the new

The Country

Festivals

Work Cited

• Officially known as the Kingdom of Thailand

• Formerly known as Siam

• Located at the center of the Indochina peninsula in South Asia

• 513,120 km2

• Capital: Bangkok

Clothing

Information

Picture Citation

Culture

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Thailand is known for its many celebrations most of them surrounding religious beliefs:

• Makha Bucha: February (full moon)

• Songkran (April 13–15)

• Pattaya Festival (April)

• Traditional Thailand clothing is mainly manufactured in raw silk

• Hand made Thailand silk has gained popularity all over the world for its smooth touch as well as of high quality

Art

Women

Men

Facts about food

• Men wear clothes made of silk like one-piece suits with a wide belt

• Colorful batik sarongs, fisherman's pants and trousers and vests made of cotton.

• Women wear knee-length or short skirt with a matching top or blouse.

• Many women also prefer to wear long wrap around skirts with a floral print top.

Pictures of us cooking

• Known for its rich historical art works.

• Buddhism has the greatest influences on Thai Art

• Images, statues and sculptures depicting “attitudes” attributed to the Buddha

• Amazing skill, silver, ceramic, cotton, wood, bronze art works.

Customs

Thai side dishes are being replaced by diets containing more fats and animal meat

People do not make their food anymore they are buying ready on the go meals

Overweight and obesity among children and adolescence has increased dramatically during the past 20 years and is more pronounced in children from private schools and urban areas than in those from public schools and rural areas

Thailand has many cases of diet related chronic degenerative diseases

Music

The wai is the common form of greeting and adheres to strict rules of protocol:

• Raising both hands

• Palms joined with the fingers pointing upwards as if in prayer

• Lightly touching the body somewhere between the chest and the forehead

The wai is both a sign of respect as well as a greeting

Dance

Thai music has a lot of percussion instruments of different sizes, made of wood, metal or leather. There are stringed and wind instruments also

There are three distinctive parts of Thai classical dance:

• Khon- very stylized with traditional dance forms and brightly colored masks

• Lakhon- dances usually depict folk stories and are performed by a group

• Fawn Thai- related to the folk music of a particular region of Thailand

Instruments:

• The klong tham and khim are of Persian origin
• The jakhe of Indian origin
• The klong jin of Chinse origin
• The klong kaekof Indonesian origin

Thai Curry Shrimp

Crops

• Thailand has 50.4 million acres of farm land, 24.7 million acres of that is under rice cultivation.

• Thailand continues to rely heavily on agriculture

• In 2001, agricultural products accounted for 11.7% of exports and Thailand's agricultural trade surplus was nearly $4.5 billion which is 10th in the world.

Food

Thai Eggplant

• Eggplant is a common dish used in many Thai meals

• There is a unique eggplant that is only gown in Thailand

Crop Exports

Shrimp is a common ingredient found in dishes in Thailand and can be put into Pad Thai or served with jasmine rice.

Pad Thai Noodles

Rice and Corn

Cassava & Sugarcane

• Kenaf
• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Cocoa
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Medical plants
• Canned pineapple

• Rice is a major crop grown in Thailand and this country can proudly say that it is the world’s biggest rice exporter

• The total rice production amounted to 17.5 million tons in 2001/02.

• Maize (Corn) which has increased significantly in recent decades, reached 4.6 million tons in 1999

Thai Jasmine Rice

• Cassava (tapioca), traditionally important in Thailand, totaled 16.5 million tons

• Provides about 95% of the world's cassava exports

• Sugarcane production reached 52.8 million tons

• The national dish of Thailand

Jasmine rice is a common food in Thailand and it usually accompanies a main meat dish.