Area:
Total: 514,000 sq km
Land: 511,770 sq km
Water: 2,230 sq km
Land boundaries:
Total: 4,863 km.
Border countries: Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506 km.
Coastline: 3,219 km.
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation.
Exclusive economic zone: 200 NM.
Territorial sea: 12 NM.
Climate: Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid.
Terrain: Central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere.
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m.
Highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m.
Natural resources: Tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land.