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Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. Thailand was the only country in Southeast Asia to avoid colonization by a European power, though it ceded territory, trade rights and legal privileges through several unequal treaties. Its capital and largest city is Bangkok.
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Bangkok is Thailand's capital.
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Bangkok is Thailand's capital.
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1. Thailand (Wikipedia)
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Kingdom of Thailand
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Bangkok
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513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi)
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65,975,198 (2024 estimate)
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Siam remained the only country in Southeast Asia to avoid colonisation by European powers, although it ceded territory, trade rights, and legal privileges through several unequal treaties.
1. Thailand (Wikipedia)
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Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
Bangkok (Wikipedia)
Bangkok (Wikipedia)
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Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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