Geography (Thailand)
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     Total area:
         514,000 km2
     Land area:
         511,770 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
     Land boundaries:
         4,863 km total; Burma 1,800 km, Cambodia 803 km, Laos 1,754 km, Malaysia 506
         km
     Coastline:
         3,219 km
     Maritime claims:
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         boundary dispute with Laos; unresolved maritime boundary with Vietnam
     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; eastern plateau (Khorat); mountains elsewhere
     Natural resources:
         tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum,
         lignite, fluorite
     Land use:
         arable land 34%; permanent crops 4%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and
         woodland 30%; other 31%; includes irrigated 7%
     Environment:
         air and water pollution; land subsidence in Bangkok area
     Note:
         controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore