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Thailand
According to statistics maintained by the Board of Investment,
Japan has been the largest source of foreign direct investments into Thailand,
followed by China and the United States. Thailand’s largest export markets in
December 2009 were ASEAN nations (15.62 percent), China (12.84 percent), United
States (10.66 percent), the European Union (10.90 percent), Japan (9.82 percent),
Hong Kong (6.30 percent) and Australia (5.33 percent).
The government
Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with the King as head
of state and the Prime Minister as the head of the government. Under the
constitution, the Prime Minister is required to be a Member of Parliament. The
legislative branch comprises the bicameral Thai legislature called the National
Assembly (commonly known as the Parliament). The Thai Parliament consists of an
elected House of Representatives with 480 seats and a Senate with 150 seats,
with a mix of elected and appointed members. Members of the House of
Representatives serve four-year terms, while Senators serve six-year terms.
The people
According to statistics maintained by the National
Statistical Office, as at December 2009 Thailand’s population was approximately
67 million. As of 2008, an overwhelming majority of Thai people (93.6 per cent)
were Buddhists with a small percentage of Muslims and Christians. English is
not widely spoken outside of the international business community and the
tourism sector.