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Thailand
South-Eastern AsiaCapital Bangkok4 neighbours
Thailand is a country in South-Eastern Asia, Asia. Its capital is Bangkok. Thailand is next to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.
A way to remember it
An elephant's head with a trunk dangling down: the trunk is the long thin peninsula that stretches south towards Malaysia.
Good to know
It is the only country in South-East Asia that was never colonised by a European power.
Quick facts
- CapitalBangkok
- RegionAsia, South-Eastern Asia
- Land borders4 countries
- Also known asKingdom of Thailand, Prathet, Ratcha Anachak Thai, Thai, ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Cambodia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar