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Thailand Essay, Research Paper

THAILAND

Thailand is a country in South East Asia. Its neighboring countries are Cambodia on the east, Burma (now called Myanmar) on the west, Laos on the north, and Malaysia on the south. The main river in Thailand is the Chao Phraya River which flows south out of the Mae Nam River. The word nam means water in Thai. Most of the rivers in Thailand start with Mae Nam something. For example: Mae Nam Ping, Mae Nam Yom, Mae Nam Wang, Mae Nam Songkram, Mae Nam Ngao, Mae Nam Tapi and Many others. The Chao Phraya River (pronounced chow pee-ah) starts near the city of Singha Buri and flows south through Bangkok, the capital, and into the Gulf of Siam (Aowthai).

The country of Thailand is a little bit less than 200,000 square miles in area. Texas is relatively the same size as Thailand. The size of Massachusetts is 8,000 square miles. That makes Thailand 25 times bigger than Massachusetts. The entire United States, however, is about 3.6 million square miles or 450 times bigger than Thailand.

Thailand’s population is 57,200,000 people. The population of the United States is 260,000,000 people. That means that the United States has 4 1/2 times more people than Thailand. Thailand’s population density is 285 people per square mile. The population density of the United States is 72.22 people per square mile. Thailand, even though it has a much smaller population and land area than the United States, has a much greater population density. The population of Massachusetts is 6,000,000 people or 9.53 times smaller than Thailand. Massachusetts population density is 750 people per square mile. Massachusetts population density is about 2.75 times larger tha that of Thailand.

The climate of Thailand is mainly sub tropical. Thailand has a mild winter, hot dry spring, hot wet summer, and jumps straight into winter again with no fall. This climate covers most of the northern part of Thailand. On the peninsula that juts out on the southern side the climate becomes totally tropical with a hot, wet, year-long summer.

The capital of Thailand is Bangkok which is located in the middle of the Central Region on the Gulf of Siam. Bangkok is Know as the “Venice of the east” because of its many canal/streets. On one of these canals is the famous floating market. The floating market is a place where people bring their boats full of produce or souvenirs or whatever they are selling. The tourists and other citizens then buy their wares. Bangkok is also famous for its many Buddhist temples and the Royal Palace. The three most famous temples are the Wat Phra Keo (Royal Chapel of the Emerald Buddha), the Wat Po (Reclining Buddha), and, across the river, the Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). The word wat means temple in Thai. The picture on the cover is of the Wat Phra Keo. The two statues are garudas (temple guards). The Wat Po (Reclining Buddha) actually has a giant statue of a god lying down.

Chieng Mai (chang my), the next largest city to Bangkok, has a population of about 160,000 people. Bangkok has a population of 5,500,000 people. That means that Bangkok is 34.4 times larger than the next largest city. When the first largest city is much bigger than the second largest city this is called urban primacy. Thailand is the best example of urban primacy in the world. This is why Thailand has only one other major city; all the other cities have under 100,000 people in them. It is also the capital of the North Region. Chieng Mae is located near the top-center of the North Region of Thailand.

95% of the Thai population is Buddhist. People who follow the Buddhist religion are almost all very orthodox in their ways. They believe that pain and evil are caused by desire and that to conquer desire is to attain Nirvana. Nirvana is the highest attainable state of bliss in Buddhism, in which all desire and suffering are extinguished and the soul is absorbed into the supreme universal soul. The other 5% of the people are Moslems or followers of Islam. They face the holy city of Mecca and pray five times a day. They believe that if they die in a jihad (holy war) then they will go straight to heaven. Another way to get a “free ticket” to heaven is to make a trip to the holy city of Mecca sometime during their life. For one month out of the year they fast for Ramadan.

The major language of Thailand is of course Thai. The secondary language is Chinese. Many of the merchants in Thailand are Chinese. Few of the people speak both or anything else except for the tourists.

The main unit of currency used in Thailand is the baht. One baht is equal to 3.9 cents. This is what it was called since 1912. Before then the name for a baht was tical. 100 satangs equal 1 baht or 1 tical.

Thailand has a constitutional monarchy for its govornment. A constitutional monarchy is when a country has a king and/or queen primarily for ceremonial reasons. He/She/They don’t rule by law but by influence. The literacy rate in Thailand is 90% of the females, 96% of the males, and 93% everage.

Rice is the major agricultural product of Thailand. Thailand also grows corn, tapioca, and sugarcane. Almost 60% of the people of Thailand are farmers. As recently as 1970, the people of Thailand were 80% farmers. Despite this recent decline, farming is still definitely a major occupation of the people of Thailand. Thailand has a very large, flat, central lowland region. This is perfect for growing rice because rice paddies need to be flooded for the rice to grow. Putting rice paddies in flat lowlands keeps the water from flowing downhill and away from the rice. The United States most likely does not import agricultural products from Thailand because we can get them from other, closer countries. We do however import many manufactured goods from Thailand because of its inexpensive labor force.

Thailand mines antimony, tin, tungsten, iron ore, and natural gas. Thailand manufactures textiles, wood products, shoes, baseball gloves and other sporting goods, and cheap plastic toys you can buy in the Stop & Shop toy aisle. The United States imports almost all of these because they are sold so cheaply. They are so inexpensive because the Thai people work for next to nothing – mabye $6.00 a week. $6.00 X 52 weeks = $312. So how can the per capita G.N.P. be $1,570? This is because these type of jobs are done only by a small part of the Thai population. Alot of Thai people have better paying jobs which brings the average up to what it is. One of these higher paying jobs is swiftlet nest collecting. This is what my current event article is about. The nests are sold for $1,000 a pound and used for making birds nest soup. Scientists have also discovered that these nests may hold a cure to the disease of AIDS.

There are many famous places in Thailand like the Wat Po temple. It is a highly visited place by tourists because of its giant statue of a Buddhist god. Another great tourist attraction is the Temple of the Dawn (the Wat Arun). When people hear its name they think its neat and its a very beautiful temple besides that. Another nice spot to tour is the floating market. It is called that because that is what it is. A whole bunch of wide canoe-type boats filled with produce or souvenires are paddling around selling their stuff. In a James Bond movie there was a “boat chase” here.

The current king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, was born in 1927 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and his father both graduated from Harvard University. Bhumibol Plays the saxiphone and had a stamp made in honor of his 60th birthday in 1987. He is 67 years old.

The current event article that I found is from National Geographic. It is called Nest Gatherers of Tiger Cave. It was written by Eric Valli who went climbing with three Thai nest gatherers. Eric, Ip, Sahat, and Em, Sahat’s son were on the island of Phi Phi which is a few miles off the center of Thailand’s southern peninsula. The three Thai men do this for a living.

Visiting Thailand would be so awesome because I could go climbing in these caves and paddle a little boat down the canal/streets and see all the Buddhist temples.

Thailand’s standard of living is kind of low in some parts and very low in others. The children only have 6 years of compulsory schooling. That’s a 5th grade educationhere in the U.S. The per capita G.N.P. is only $1,630. The U.S. per capita G.N.P. is $22,240 or almost twenty times that of Thailand. The life expectancy is 69 years. In the U.S. it’s 76 years. The infant mortality rate is 35 out of every 1,000 compared with 9 in the U.S. 59% of the population are farmers. For every 5,000 people there is 1 physician. In the U.S. there are 13 physicians for every 5,000 people. In Thailand in 1970 there were 35 students per teacher. In the U.S. there were 27 students per teacher in 1970.

I’m
in Thailand. A tourist’s notes.

Hey,
everyone. My name’s Helen. Today I’m going to tell you about my trip to
Thailand (if to be exact the Kingdom of Thailand). First of all it was the
longest flight in my life. It took me about 10 hours to get to Thailand from
Moscow. I was really tired after the flight, but Thailand met me gladly with
its bright sun, big green trees and delicious flowery smell.

Thailand
is situated in South-East Asia. The official language is Thai. The capital of
Thailand is Bangkok. The currency of Thailand is Thai baht.

Thailand
has wet tropical climate. The period from May till November is a rainy season
in Thailand, so it is not the best time for tourists. Remember that the coldest
months are December, January and February (the temperature is about 20-27 C).
The hottest months are April and May (about 35-40C). So the months from November
till April are the best for tourists.

Thailand
is washed by the Andaman Sea, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.
Thailand is a mountainous area. There are a lot of hills and mountains
everywhere, the Thai Highlands are in the North of the country. Because of the
wet and warm climate there are a lot of huge green trees and flowers in
Thailand.

The
most famous flowers are plumeria, orchid and lotus.

As
for animals you can meet a lot of monkeys everywhere. Also you can see a
leopard, a bear, a red wolf, a mongoose and many others. There are a lot of
snakes too.

Thailand
is famous for its unique places of interest.

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First
of all the nature of Thailand is a sight. There are a lot of green islands with
white or yellow sand where you can carelessly lie and think of nothing. They
are Phuket, Bamboo, the Phi-Phi Islands, Samui and so on. Also there are a lot
of nature parks (for example, Khao Lak) where you can walk through the deep
forest along the narrow path and find mangroves, where you can ride an
elephant, where you can go down a river in a raft, where you can come across a
cave temple with a lot of monkeys living near it and asking tourists for
bananas (for example, Khao Luang).

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Buddhist
Temples (Wats). There are a lot of temples in Thailand because of their
religion – Buddhism. Wat Chalong Temple, for example, is situated on the Phuket
Island. There you can see the statue of  Buddha, you can tell fortunes about
your future with the help of special sticks. Also you can make a wish and throw
a small bomb (they are sold near the temple) into the special building. It is
the way to wake the heavens up, they will hear you and make your wish come
true.

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Night
Shows. Snake shows. Adults like visiting night shows in costumes where Thai men
and women dance and sing for tourists. Children like snake shows where Thai men
and women do amazing tricks with their small friends.

As for me the most interesting and
pleasant thing is lying on a sandy beach somewhere in an island. I like Maya
bay best. It is a calm lagoon with white sand, warm and pure water, where the
film “Beach” with Leonardo Di Caprio was shooted. Our Russian weather differs
from the Thai weather completely. That’s why Thailand is very popular with the Russians
and people from cold countries.

You can buy different souvenirs: a magnet
with an elephant, a living orchid in a bottle (you can grow it at home), Thai
coins are good for friends, a figure of an elephant is excellent for relatives,
and of course you can send a colourful postcard. Women may buy jewelry with
precious stones, men may buy a pillow made of latex (material).

So if you want to visit Thailand take suntan
lotion, a cap or a hat, a T-shirt, shorts or a skirt, a dress and light shoes.
Don’t forget a camera of course. People in Thailand are very friendly, polite
and hospitable. Try not to touch them, don’t raise your voice – these are the
sights of disrespect. Seashells and corals are very beautiful but don’t try to
take them out from the country. It’s forbidden by the law. Good luck! Nice travelling
to you!

Summary

Відповідь:

Привет, народ Таиланда!

Из какой бы страны мы ни были, какого бы цвета ни была наша кожа, у всех нас есть одна

общая черта: мы все люди мира.

Таиланд — прекрасная страна с культурой nich, немного южнее Китая. Люди называют это

Колорадо

Юго-Восточной Азии «по уважительной причине. Его тропический климат, белые песчаные пляжи и древние

храмы делают его идеальным местом отдыха. Что делает его действительно особенным, так это его люди.

Тайцы красивы. Они короткие с тонкими прядями. У них гок чёрный

волосы, темные глаза и светло-коричневая кожа. Тайцы — дружелюбные люди, которые известны своим бонгом.

щедрый и добрый. Мы счастливые люди, которые имеют сильную волю и особенно гордятся

наша история. «говорит Касем из Бангкока

Большинство людей в Таиланде живут в деревнях. Типичная деревня Thas состоит из деревянных домов

школа и буддийский храм. Большинство людей в деревнях — фермеры и рыбаки.

мужчины обычно работают на полях или ловят рыбу в реках, а женщины сажают урожай.

Семейная жизнь очень важна в Таиланде, и семьи часто едят вместе. Таль Луд очень

пряный и включает в себя кюри, рыбу, морепродукты, супы и лапшу. Мы едим хорошо с нашей едой и

При приготовлении пищи используйте много сильных специй », — объясняет Касем.

Тайцы любят получать удовольствие. Популярные занятия в свободное время включают тайский бокс и

смотреть традиционные танцевальные шоу. Тайцы также отмечают много фестивалей в течение года. W

любимый праздник Сурин, в ноябре, когда у нас всегда есть футбольные матчи слонов.

Касем

Таиланд прекрасная страна. Его захватывающие достопримечательности, богатая культурная история и теплые дни

люди делают это уникальным.

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