Named the ‘Trairanga’ or ‘tricolour’, the Taiwanese flag can be flown either way up and remain the same this is to prevent any mocking or devaluing of the flag and its representations.
Dialling codes
- From the UK – 00 66
- From Thailand to the UK – 00 44
Languages
- Thai (official language)
- Most prominently spoken version is called standard/central Thai.
- Other dialects and versions of the language are spoken regionally all over the country:- -Isan (Northeastern Thai, 15 million speakers)
-Nyaw language and Phu Thai spoken in the North-eastern province of Nakhon Phanom
-Shan, spoken in pockets around Thailand in the Northwest region along the border of the Shan States of Burma.
Are a few examples. - Many of these languages are spoken by large numbers outside Thailand. Most speakers of these dialects also speak standard/central Thai, as it the language used in schools and universities.
- This standard Thai is also broken down into several registers
Street Thai – informal, used between friends and relatives
Elegant Thai – official and written version, respectful
Rhetorical Thai – used for public speaking
Religious Thai – used when discussing Buddhism and addressing monks (influenced by Sanskrit)
Royal Thai – used when addressing the Royal family or describing their activities. - Chinese and Malay are also unofficial languages spoken in the country.
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- Located in Southeast Asia bordered by Burma on the north and west sides, Laos on the north and east sides, Cambodia on the eastern side and by Malaysia on the southern tip of the peninsula.
- Coastal borders are with the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
- Its capital Bangkok’s geographical coordinates are 13 44N and 100 30E
- The country covers an area of 514 000 sq. km
- Land boundary lengths add up to a total of 4863km, Burma 1800km, Cambodia 803km, Laos 1754km and Malaysia 506km.
- Coastline 3219km
- The countries climate is variable and has three distinct seasons.
- Wet monsoon season from June to October
- Cool season from November to February (in the south there is no distinct cool season)
- Hot season from March to June - Average rainfall is 142cm in Bangkok and the annual mean temperature is about 28 C (with a range from 11 C cool season night temperatures to 41 C temperatures in the hot season)
- Climatically the best time for business visits is between the months November to February; also good air-conditioning facilities do help to alleviate climatic extremes. April and May are the hottest months of the year.
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